SCHEDULE 8Index of defined expressions
F1. . . | F1. . . |
accounting reference date and accounting reference period | section 391 |
accounting standards (in Part 15) | section 464 |
accounts meeting | section 437(3) |
acquisition, in relation to a non-cash asset | section 1163(2) |
address |
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— generally in the Companies Acts | section 1142 |
— in the company communications provisions | section 1148(1) |
affirmative resolution procedure, in relation to regulations and orders | section 1290 |
allotment (time of) | section 558 |
allotment of equity securities (in Chapter 3 of Part 17) | F2section 560(2)(3) |
allotted share capital and allotted shares | section 546(1)(b) and (2) |
annual accounts (in Part 15) | section 471 |
annual accounts and reports (in Part 15) | section 471 |
annual general meeting | section 336 |
annual return | section 854 |
appropriate audit authority (in sections 522, 523 and 524) | section 525(1) |
appropriate rate of interest |
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— in Chapter 5 of Part 17 | section 592 |
— in Chapter 6 of Part 17 | section 609 |
approval after being made, in relation to regulations and orders | section 1291 |
arrangement |
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— in Part 26 | section 616(1) |
— in Chapter 7 of Part 17 | section 895(2) |
articles | section 18 |
associate (in Chapter 3 of Part 28) | section 988 |
associated bodies corporate and associated company (in Part 10) | section 256 |
authenticated, in relation to a document or information sent or supplied to a company | section 1146 |
authorised group, of members of a company (in Part 14) | section 370(3) |
authorised insurance company | section 1165(2) |
authorised minimum (in relation to share capital of public company) | section 763 |
available profits (in Chapter 5 of Part 18) | sections 711 and 712 |
banking company and banking group | section 1164 |
body corporate | section 1173(1) |
called-up share capital | section 547 |
capital redemption reserve | section 733 |
capitalisation in relation to a company's profits (in Part 23) | section 853(3) |
cash (in relation to paying up or allotting shares) | section 583 |
cause of action, in relation to derivative proceedings (in Chapter 2 of Part 11) | section 265(7) |
certified translation (in Part 35) | section 1107 |
charge (in F3Chapter A1 of Part 25) | F3section 859A(7) |
circulation date, in relation to a written resolution (in Part 13) | section 290 |
class of shares | section 629 |
the Companies Acts | section 2 |
Companies Act accounts | sections 395(1)(a) and 403(2)(a) |
Companies Act group accounts | section 403(2)(a) |
Companies Act individual accounts | section 395(1)(a) |
companies involved in the division (in Part 27) | section 919(2) |
company |
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— generally in the Companies Acts | section 1 |
— in Chapter 7 of Part 17 | section 616(1) |
— in F4Chapter A1 of Part 25 | F4section 859A(7) |
F5. . . | F5. . . |
— in Part 26 | section 895(2) |
— in Chapter 3 of Part 28 | section 991(1) |
— in the company communications provisions | section 1148(1) |
the company communications provisions | section 1143 |
the company law provisions of this Act | section 2(2) |
company records (in Part 37) | section 1134 |
connected with, in relation to a director (in Part 10) | sections 252 to 254 |
constitution, of a company |
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— generally in the Companies Acts | section 17 |
— in Part 10 | section 257 |
F6contributory | section 1170B |
controlling, of a body corporate by a director (in Part 10) | section 255 |
F7corporate governance statement and separate corporate governance statement | |
— in Part 15 | section 472A |
— in Part 16 | section 538A |
corporation | section 1173(1) |
the court | section 1156 |
credit institution | section 1173(1) |
credit transaction (in Chapter 4 of Part 10) | section 202 |
creditor (in Chapter 1 of Part 31) | section 1011 |
daily default fine | section 1125 |
date of the offer (in Chapter 3 of Part 28) | section 991(1) |
debenture | section 738 |
derivative claim (in Chapter 1 of Part 11) | section 260 |
derivative proceedings (in Chapter 2 of Part 11) | section 265 |
Directive disclosure requirements | section 1078 |
director |
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— generally in the Companies Acts | section 250 |
— in Chapter 8 of Part 10 | section 240(3) |
— in Chapter 1 of Part 11 | section 260(5) |
— in Chapter 2 of Part 11 | section 265(7) |
— in Part 14 | section 379(1) |
F8directors' remuneration policy (in Chapter 4A of Part 10) | section 226A(1) |
directors' remuneration report | section 420 |
directors' report | section 415 |
distributable profits |
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— in Chapter 2 of Part 18 | section 683(1) |
—elsewhere in Part 18 | section 736 |
distribution |
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— in Chapter 2 of Part 18 | section 683(1) |
— in Part 23 | section 829 |
division (in Part 27) | section 919 |
document |
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— in Part 35 | section 1114(1) |
— in the company communications provisions | section 1148(1) |
dormant, in relation to a company or other body corporate | section 1169 |
EEA State and related expressions | section 1170 |
electronic form, electronic copy, electronic means |
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— generally in the Companies Acts | section 1168(3) and (4) |
— in relation to communications to a company | Part 3 of Schedule 4 |
— in relation to communications by a company | Part 3 of Schedule 5 |
eligible members, in relation to a written resolution | section 289 |
e-money issuer |
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— in Part 15 | section 474(1) |
— in Part 16 | section 539 |
employees' share scheme | section 1166 |
employer and employee (in Chapter 1 of Part 18) | section 676 |
enactment | section 1293 |
equity securities (in Chapter 3 of Part 17) | section 560(1) |
equity share capital | section 548 |
equity shares (in Chapter 7 of Part 17) | section 616(1) |
F9establishment of an overseas company (in Part 35) | section 1067(6) |
F10exempt reasons, in relation to an auditor of a company ceasing to hold office (in Chapter 4 of Part 16) | section 519A |
existing company (in Part 27) | section 902(2) |
fellow subsidiary undertakings | section 1161(4) |
financial assistance (in Chapter 2 of Part 18) | section 677 |
financial institution | section 1173(1) |
financial year, of a company | section 390 |
firm | section 1173(1) |
fixed assets (in Part 23) | section 853 |
the former Companies Acts | section 1171 |
the Gazette | section 1173(1) |
group (in Part 15) | section 474(1) |
group undertaking | section 1161(5) |
hard copy form and hard copy |
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— generally in the Companies Acts | section 1168(2) |
— in relation to communications to a company | Part 2 of Schedule 4 |
— in relation to communications by a company | Part 2 of Schedule 5 |
hire-purchase agreement | section 1173(1) |
holder of shares (in Chapter 3 of Part 17) | section 574 |
holding company | section 1159 (and see section 1160 and Schedule 6) |
IAS accounts | sections 395(1)(b) and 403(1) and (2)(b) |
IAS group accounts | section 403(1) and (2)(b) |
IAS individual accounts | section 395(1)(b) |
IAS Regulation (in Part 15) | section 474(1) |
included in the consolidation, in relation to group accounts (in Part 15) | section 474(1) |
individual accounts | section 394 |
information rights (in Part 9) | section 146(3) |
insurance company | section 1165(3) |
insurance group | section 1165(5) |
insurance market activity | section 1165(7) |
interest in shares (for the purposes of Part 22) | sections 820 to 825 |
international accounting standards (in Part 15) | section 474(1) |
investment company (in Part 23) | section 833 |
F11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
F11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
F11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
issued share capital and issued shares | section 546(1)(a) and (2) |
the issuing company (in Chapter 7 of Part 17) | section 610(6) |
the Joint Stock Companies Acts | section 1171 |
liabilities (in Part 27) | section 941 |
F12legal entity (in Part 21A) | section 790C(5) |
liability, references to incurring, reducing or discharging (in Chapter 2 of Part 18) | section 683(2) |
limited by guarantee | section 3(3) |
limited by shares | section 3(2) |
limited company | section 3 |
the main register (of members) (in Chapter 3 of Part 8) | section 131(1) |
F13. . . | F13. . . |
market purchase, by a company of its own shares (in Chapter 4 of Part 18) | section 693(4) |
member, of a company |
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— generally in the Companies Acts | section 112 |
— in Chapter 1 of Part 11 | section 260(5) |
— in Chapter 2 of Part 11 | section 265(7) |
memorandum of association | section 8 |
merger (in Part 27) | section 904 |
merging companies (in Part 27) | section 904(2) |
merger by absorption (in Part 27) | section 904(1)(a) |
merger by formation of a new company (in Part 27) | section 904(1)(b) |
F14“MiFID investment firm | |
—in Part 15 | section 474(1). |
—in Part 16 | section 539 |
negative resolution procedure, in relation to regulations and orders | section 1289 |
net assets (in Part 7) | section 92 |
new company (in Part 27) | section 902(2) |
non-cash asset | section 1163 |
F15. . . | F15. . . |
F10non-public interest company (in Chapter 4 of Part 16) | section 519A |
non-voting shares (in Chapter 3 of Part 28) | section 991(1) |
number, in relation to shares | section 540(4)(b) |
off-market purchase, by a company of its own shares (in Chapter 4 of Part 18) | section 693(2) |
offer period (in Chapter 2 of Part 28) | section 971(1) |
offer to the public (in Chapter 1 of Part 20) | section 756 |
offeror |
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— in Chapter 2 of Part 28 | section 971(1) |
— in Chapter 3 of Part 28 | section 991(1) |
officer, in relation to a body corporate | section 1173(1) |
officer in default | section 1121 |
official seal, of registrar | section 1062 |
opted-in company (in Chapter 2 of Part 28) | section 971(1) |
opting-in resolution (in Chapter 2 of Part 28) | section 966(1) |
opting-out resolution (in Chapter 2 of Part 28) | section 966(5) |
ordinary resolution | section 282 |
ordinary shares (in Chapter 3 of Part 17) | section 560(1) |
organisation (in Part 14) | section 379(1) |
other relevant transactions or arrangements (in Chapter 4 of Part 10) | section 210 |
overseas company | section 1044 |
overseas branch register | section 129(1) |
paid up | section 583 |
the Panel (in Part 28) | section 942 |
parent company | section 1173(1) |
parent undertaking | section 1162 (and see Schedule 7) |
payment for loss of office (in Chapter 4 of Part 10) | section 215 |
F8payment for loss of office (in Chapter 4A of Part 10) | section 226A(1) |
F12PSC register | section 790C(10) |
pension scheme (in Chapter 1 of Part 18) | section 675 |
period for appointing auditors, in relation to a private company | section 485(2) |
period for filing, in relation to accounts and reports for a financial year | section 442 |
permissible capital payment (in Chapter 5 of Part 18) | section 710 |
political donation (in Part 14) | section 364 |
political expenditure (in Part 14) | section 365 |
political organisation (in Part 14) | section 363(2) |
prescribed | section 1167 |
private company | section 4 |
profit and loss account (in Part 15) | section 474(1) and (2) |
profits and losses (in Part 23) | section 853(2) |
profits available for distribution (for the purposes of Part 23) | section 830(2) |
property (in Part 27) | section 941 |
protected information (in Chapter 8 of Part 10) | section 240 |
provision for entrenchment, in relation to a company's articles | section 22 |
public company | section 4 |
F10public interest company (in Chapter 4 of Part 16) | section 519A |
publication, in relation to accounts and reports (in sections 433 to 435) | section 436 |
F16qualified, in relation to an auditor’s report etc | |
-in Part 15 | section 474(1) |
-in Part 16 | section 539 |
qualifying shares (in Chapter 6 of Part 18) | section 724(2) |
qualifying third party indemnity provision (in Chapter 7 of Part 10) | section 234 |
qualifying pension scheme indemnity provision (in Chapter 7 of Part 10) | section 235 |
quasi-loan (in Chapter 4 of Part 10) | section 199 |
quoted company |
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F17— in Chapter 4A of Part 10 | section 226A(1) |
— in Part 13 | section 361 |
— in Part 15 | section 385 |
— in Chapter 5 of Part 16 | section 531 (and section 385) |
realised profits and losses (in Part 23) | section 853(4) |
F18receiver or manager (and certain related references) | section 1170A |
redeemable shares | section 684(1) |
redenominate | section 622(1) |
redenomination reserve | section 628 |
the register | section 1080 |
F19. . . | F19. . . |
F19. . . | F19. . . |
F19. . . | F19. . . |
register of directors | section 162 |
register of directors' residential addresses | section 165 |
register of members | section 113 |
register of secretaries | section 275 |
F20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
F20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | F20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
F21registered number, of a company (or an overseas company) | section 1066 (and section 1059A(5)) |
F22registered number, of a UK establishment of an overseas company | section 1067 |
registered office, of a company | section 86 |
F12registrable person (in Part 21A) | section 790C(4) |
F12registrable relevant legal entity (in Part 21A) | section 790C(8) |
registrar and registrar of companies | section 1060 |
registrar's index of company names | section 1099 |
registrar's rules | section 1117 |
registration in a particular part of the United Kingdom | section 1060(4) |
regulated activity |
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— generally in the Companies Acts | section 1173(1) |
— in Part 15 | section 474(1) |
regulated market | section 1173(1) |
relevant accounts (in Part 23) | section 836(2) |
F12relevant legal entity (in Part 21A) | section 790C(6) |
F8remuneration payment (in Chapter 4A of Part 10) | section 226A(1) |
requirements for proper delivery (in Part 35) | section 1072 (and see section 1073) |
requirements of this Act | section 1172 |
F23return period (in Part 24) | section 855(4) |
securities (and related expressions) |
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— in Chapter 1 of Part 20 | section 755(5) |
— in Chapter 2 of Part 21 | section 783 |
senior statutory auditor | section 504 |
sent or supplied, in relation to documents or information (in the company communications provisions) | section 1148(2) and (3) |
service address | section 1141 |
service contract, of a director (in Part 10) | section 227 |
shadow director | section 251 |
share |
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— generally in the Companies Acts | section 540 (and see section 1161(2)) |
— in Part 22 | section 792 |
— in section 1162 and Schedule 7 | section 1162(7) |
share capital, company having a | section 545 |
share exchange ratio |
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— in Chapter 2 of Part 27 | section 905(2) |
— in Chapter 3 of Part 27 | section 920(2) |
share premium account | section 610(1) |
share warrant | section 779(1) |
F24small companies exemption (in relation to directors' report) | section 415A |
F12significant control (in Part 21A) | section 790C(2) |
small companies regime, for F25(for accounts) | section 381 |
solvency statement (in sections 641 to 644) | section 643 |
special notice, in relation to a resolution | section 312 |
special resolution | section 283 |
statutory accounts | section 434(3) |
subsidiary | section 1159 (and see section 1160 and Schedule 6) |
subsidiary undertaking | section 1162 (and see Schedule 7) |
F26. . . | F26. . . |
takeover bid (in Chapter 2 of Part 28) | section 971(1) |
takeover offer (in Chapter 3 of Part 28) | section 974 |
the Takeovers Directive |
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— in Chapter 1 of Part 28 | section 943(8) |
— in Chapter 2 of Part 28 | section 971(1) |
F27traded company | |
- in Part 13 | section 360C |
- in Part 15 | section 474(1) |
F28. . . | F28. . . |
trading certificate | section 761(1) |
transfer, in relation to a non-cash asset | section 1163(2) |
F29transferable securities | section 1173(1) |
treasury shares | section 724(5) |
turnover |
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— in Part 15 | section 474(1) |
— in Part 16 | section 539 |
UCITS management company |
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— in Part 15 | section 474(1) |
— in Part 16 | section 539 |
F30UK establishment of an overseas company (in Part 35) | section 1067(6) |
UK-registered company | section 1158 |
uncalled share capital | section 547 |
unconditional, in relation to a contract to acquire shares (in Chapter 3 of Part 28) | section 991(2) |
undistributable reserves | section 831(4) |
undertaking | section 1161(1) |
unique identifier | section 1082 |
unlimited company | section 3 |
unquoted company (in Part 15) | section 385 |
voting rights |
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— in Chapter 2 of Part 28 | section 971(1) |
— in Chapter 3 of Part 28 | section 991(1) |
— in section 1159 and Schedule 6 | paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 |
— in section 1162 and Schedule 7 | paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 |
voting shares |
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— in Chapter 2 of Part 28 | section 971(1) |
— in Chapter 3 of Part 28 | section 991(1) |
website, communication by a company by means of | Part 4 of Schedule 5 |
Welsh company | section 88 |
wholly-owned subsidiary | section 1159(2) (and see section 1160 and Schedule 6) |
working day, in relation to a company | section 1173(1) |
written resolution | section 288 |