C1Part 1General introductory provisions
Companies and Companies Acts
1Companies
1
In the Companies Acts, unless the context otherwise requires—
“company” means a company formed and registered under this Act, that is—
- a
a company so formed and registered after the commencement of this Part, or
- b
a company that immediately before the commencement of this Part—
- i
was formed and registered under the Companies Act 1985 (c. 6) or the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1032 (N.I. 6)), or
- ii
was an existing company for the purposes of that Act or that Order,
(which is to be treated on commencement as if formed and registered under this Act).
- i
2
Certain provisions of the Companies Acts apply to—
a
companies registered, but not formed, under this Act (see Chapter 1 of Part 33), and
b
bodies incorporated in the United Kingdom but not registered under this Act (see Chapter 2 of that Part).
3
For provisions applying to companies incorporated outside the United Kingdom, see Part 34 (overseas companies).
I12The Companies Acts
1
In this Act “the Companies Acts” means—
a
the company law provisions of this Act,
b
Part 2 of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 (c. 27) (community interest companies), and
c
the provisions of the Companies Act 1985 (c. 6) and the Companies Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 9) that remain in force.
2
The company law provisions of this Act are—
a
the provisions of Parts 1 to 39 of this Act, and
b
the provisions of Parts 45 to 47 of this Act so far as they apply for the purposes of those Parts.
Pts. 1-39 (except for Pt. 7 and ss. 662-669), 45-47 extended (12.5.2011) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1265), art. 5(1), Sch. 1 para. 2