The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 No. 1941

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

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;.”.