The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009

Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27) U.K.

265.—(1) The Serious Crime Act 2007 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 27(12) (power to wind up companies etc: England and Wales and Scotland)—

(a) for the definition of “company” substitute—

““company” means—

(a)

a company registered under the Companies Act 2006 in England and Wales or Scotland, or

(b)

an unregistered company within the meaning of Part 5 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (see section 220 of that Act),

but does not include a relevant body;;”;

(b) for the definition of “the court” substitute—

““the court”, in relation to a company, means a court in England and Wales or Scotland having jurisdiction to wind up the company;”.

(3) In section 28(11) (power to wind up companies etc: Northern Ireland), for the definition of “company” substitute—

““company” means—

(a)

a company registered under the Companies Act 2006 in Northern Ireland, or

(b)

an unregistered company within the meaning of Part 6 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (see Article 184 of that Order),

but does not include a relevant body;.”.