Search Legislation

Advanced Search

The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (International Immunities and Privileges, Companies and Adoption) Order 2005

Help about what version

What Version

  • Draft legislation
Help about opening options

Opening Options

More Resources

Draft Legislation:

This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (International Immunities and Privileges, Companies and Adoption) Order 2005 No. 3542

Amendment of the Companies Act 1985

3.—(1) In section 153(4)(bb) of the Companies Act 1985(1) (share transactions not prohibited by bar on financial assistance), for “wives, husbands, widows, widowers” substitute “spouses, civil partners, surviving spouses, surviving civil partners”.

(2) In section 743(b) of the Companies Act 1985 (definition of “employees’ share scheme”), for “wives, husbands, widows, widowers” substitute “spouses, civil partners, surviving spouses, surviving civil partners”.

(1)

1985 c.6. Paragraph (bb) was inserted into section 153(4) by section 196 of the Financial Services Act 1986 (c. 60) and amended by paragraph 33 of Schedule 18 to the Companies Act 1989 (c. 40).

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once