S. 1130 wholly in force at 1.10.2009; s. 1130 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 1300; s. 1130 in force for specified purposes at 20.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3428, art. 3(2)(b) (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1 and with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5); s. 1130 in force for further specified purposes at 6.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/1093, art. 2(2)(c) (with art. 11(1)); s. 1130 in force for further specified purposes at 1.10.2007 by S.I. 2007/2194, art. 2(1)(l)(3)(h) (with saving in art. 12 and subject to transitional provisions and savings in Sch. 1); s. 1130 in force for further specified purposes at 6.4.2008 and 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2007/3495, arts. 3(3)(g), 5(3)(a) (with savings in arts. 7, 12); s. 1130 otherwise in force at 1.10.2009 by S.I. 2008/2860, art. 3(s) (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18)

Ss. 1125-1132 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2008) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1911), reg. 50 (as amended (1.10.2009) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1804), regs. 2, 85, Sch. 3 para. 15(4))

S. 1130 applied (6.4.2008) by The Bank Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Banks) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/567), reg. 13(6) (with Sch. para. 11)

S. 1130 applied (6.4.2008) by The Bank Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Banks) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/567), reg. 6(7) (with Sch. para. 11)

S. 1130 applied (6.4.2008) by The Bank Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Banks) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/567), regs. 4, 7(2), Sch. para. 1 (with Sch. para. 11)

S. 1130 applied (6.4.2008) by The Insurance Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Insurance Undertakings) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/565), reg. 12(6)

S. 1130 applied (6.4.2008) by The Insurance Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Insurance Undertakings) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/565), reg. 6(3)(4)

S. 1130 applied (15.12.2007) by The Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations (S.I. 2007/2974), {reg. 4(1)(i)} (with transitional provisions in Sch. 1 para. 2)

S. 1130 applied (6.4.2008) by The Insurance Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Insurance Undertakings) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/565), reg. 5(7)

S. 1130 applied (6.4.2008) by The Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/569), reg. 15(5)(b)

S. 1130 applied (6.4.2008) by The Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/569), reg. 16(4)(c)

Ss. 1127-1133 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1804), regs. 2, 73

S. 1130 applied by S.I. 2008/565, reg. 13 (as substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(4) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 2 para. 12 (with reg. 2(6)(7)))

S. 1130 applied (1.8.2022 for specified purposes) by Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (c. 10), ss. 38(b), 69(1); S.I. 2022/876, reg. 3(j)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1130/2022-08-01Companies Act 2006 An Act to reform company law and restate the greater part of the enactments relating to companies; to make other provision relating to companies and other forms of business organisation; to make provision about directors' disqualification, business names, auditors and actuaries; to amend Part 9 of the Enterprise Act 2002; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-11-04Expert Participation2022-08-01Part 36Offences under the Companies ActsGeneral provisions
1130Proceedings against unincorporated bodies(1)

Proceedings for an offence under the Companies Acts alleged to have been committed by an unincorporated body must be brought in the name of the body (and not in that of any of its members).

(2)

For the purposes of such proceedings—

(a)

any rules of court relating to the service of documents have effect as if the body were a body corporate, and

(b)

the following provisions apply as they apply in relation to a body corporate—

(i)

in England and Wales, section 33 of the Criminal Justice Act 1925 (c. 86) and Schedule 3 to the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43),

(ii)

in Scotland, sections 70 and 143 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46),

(iii)

in Northern Ireland, section 18 of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 (c. 15 (N.I.)) and Article 166 of and Schedule 4 to the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26)).

(3)

A fine imposed on an unincorporated body on its conviction of an offence under the Companies Acts must be paid out of the funds of the body.

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<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="I" class="commentary I" eId="c18930741" marker="I1">
<p>
S. 1130 wholly in force at 1.10.2009; s. 1130 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 1300; s. 1130 in force for specified purposes at 20.1.2007 by
<ref eId="c14658" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428">S.I. 2006/3428</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14659" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428/article/3/2/b">art. 3(2)(b)</ref>
(subject to
<ref eId="c14660" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428/article/5">art. 5</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14661" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428/schedule/1">Sch. 1</ref>
and with
<ref eId="c14662" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428/article/6">arts. 6</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14663" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428/article/8">8</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14664" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/3428/schedule/5">Sch. 5</ref>
); s. 1130 in force for further specified purposes at 6.4.2007 by
<ref eId="c14666" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/1093">S.I. 2007/1093</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14667" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/1093/article/2/2/c">art. 2(2)(c)</ref>
(with
<ref eId="c14668" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/1093/article/11/1">art. 11(1)</ref>
); s. 1130 in force for further specified purposes at 1.10.2007 by
<ref eId="c14670" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/2194">S.I. 2007/2194</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14671" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/2194/article/2/1/l/3/h">art. 2(1)(l)(3)(h)</ref>
(with saving in
<ref eId="c14672" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/2194/article/12">art. 12</ref>
and subject to transitional provisions and savings in
<ref eId="c14673" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/2194/schedule/1">Sch. 1</ref>
); s. 1130 in force for further specified purposes at 6.4.2008 and 1.10.2008 by
<ref eId="c14675" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495">S.I. 2007/3495</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14676" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495/article/3/3/g">arts. 3(3)(g)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14677" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495/article/5/3/a">5(3)(a)</ref>
(with savings in
<ref eId="c14678" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495/article/7">arts. 7</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14679" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3495/article/12">12</ref>
); s. 1130 otherwise in force at 1.10.2009 by
<ref eId="c14681" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860">S.I. 2008/2860</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14682" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860/article/3/s">art. 3(s)</ref>
(with
<ref eId="c14683" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860/article/5">arts. 5</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14684" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860/article/7">7</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14685" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860/article/8">8</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14686" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860/schedule/2">Sch. 2</ref>
) (as amended by
<ref eId="c14687" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1802">S.I. 2009/1802</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14688" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1802/article/18">art. 18</ref>
)
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<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c19919441" marker="C1">
<p>
Ss. 1125-1132 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2008) by
<ref eId="c14617" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/1911">The Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1911)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14618" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/1911/regulation/50">reg. 50</ref>
(as amended (1.10.2009) by
<ref eId="c14619" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1804">The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1804)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14620" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1804/regulation/2">regs. 2</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14621" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1804/regulation/85">85</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14622" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1804/schedule/3/paragraph/15/4">Sch. 3 para. 15(4)</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c19919501" marker="C2">
<p>
S. 1130 applied (6.4.2008) by
<ref eId="c14624" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/567">The Bank Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Banks) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/567)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14625" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/567/regulation/13/6">reg. 13(6)</ref>
(with
<ref eId="c14626" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/567/schedule/paragraph/11">Sch. para. 11</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c20250111" marker="C3">
<p>
S. 1130 applied (6.4.2008) by
<ref eId="c14628" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/567">The Bank Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Banks) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/567)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14629" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/567/regulation/6/7">reg. 6(7)</ref>
(with
<ref eId="c14630" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/567/schedule/paragraph/11">Sch. para. 11</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c19918601" marker="C4">
<p>
S. 1130 applied (6.4.2008) by
<ref eId="c14632" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/567">The Bank Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Banks) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/567)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14633" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/567/regulation/4">regs. 4</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14634" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/567/regulation/7/2">7(2)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14635" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/567/schedule/paragraph/1">Sch. para. 1</ref>
(with
<ref eId="c14636" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/567/schedule/paragraph/11">Sch. para. 11</ref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c19918441" marker="C5">
<p>
S. 1130 applied (6.4.2008) by
<ref eId="c14638" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/565">The Insurance Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Insurance Undertakings) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/565)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14639" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/565/regulation/12/6">reg. 12(6)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c19918181" marker="C6">
<p>
S. 1130 applied (6.4.2008) by
<ref eId="c14641" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/565">The Insurance Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Insurance Undertakings) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/565)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14642" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/565/regulation/6/3/4">reg. 6(3)(4)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c19692661" marker="C7">
<p>
S. 1130 applied (15.12.2007) by The Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations (
<ref eId="c14644" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/2974">S.I. 2007/2974</ref>
), {reg. 4(1)(i)} (with transitional provisions in Sch. 1 para. 2)
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c19920011" marker="C8">
<p>
S. 1130 applied (6.4.2008) by
<ref eId="c14646" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/565">The Insurance Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Insurance Undertakings) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/565)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14647" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/565/regulation/5/7">reg. 5(7)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c19919881" marker="C9">
<p>
S. 1130 applied (6.4.2008) by
<ref eId="c14649" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/569">The Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/569)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14650" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/569/regulation/15/5/b">reg. 15(5)(b)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c19919951" marker="C10">
<p>
S. 1130 applied (6.4.2008) by
<ref eId="c14652" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/569">The Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/569)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14653" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/569/regulation/16/4/c">reg. 16(4)(c)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="c20605311" marker="C11">
<p>
Ss. 1127-1133 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by
<ref eId="c14690" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1804">The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1804)</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14691" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1804/regulation/2">regs. 2</ref>
,
<ref eId="c14692" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1804/regulation/73">73</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="key-d328bcadd3496a9e951d0ab22a2dd679" marker="C12">
<p>
S. 1130 applied by S.I. 2008/565, reg. 13 (as substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(4) of the amending S.I.) by
<ref eId="cwfrree32-00808" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1164">The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164)</ref>
,
<ref eId="cwfrree32-00809" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1164/regulation/1/2">reg. 1(2)</ref>
<ref eId="cwfrree32-00810" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1164/regulation/1/3">(3)</ref>
,
<ref eId="cwfrree32-00811" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1164/schedule/2/paragraph/12">Sch. 2 para. 12</ref>
(with
<ref eId="cwfrree32-00812" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1164/regulation/2/6">reg. 2(6)</ref>
<ref eId="cwfrree32-00813" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1164/regulation/2/7">(7)</ref>
))
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="C" class="commentary C" eId="key-9517e20aa3f3908b1f0da0181ffdc02c" marker="C13">
<p>
<ref eId="cnzygpa04-00050" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1130">S. 1130</ref>
applied (1.8.2022 for specified purposes) by
<ref eId="cnzygpa04-00051" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/10">Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (c. 10)</ref>
,
<ref eId="cnzygpa04-00052" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/10/section/38/b">ss. 38(b)</ref>
,
<ref eId="cnzygpa04-00053" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/10/section/69/1">69(1)</ref>
;
<ref eId="cnzygpa04-00054" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/876">S.I. 2022/876</ref>
,
<ref eId="cnzygpa04-00055" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/876/regulation/3/j">reg. 3(j)</ref>
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