Companies Act 2006

1294 Power to make consequential amendments etc U.K.

(1) The Secretary of State or the Treasury may by order make such provision amending, repealing or revoking any enactment to which this section applies as they consider necessary or expedient in consequence of any provision made by or under this Act.

(2) This section applies to—

(a) any enactment passed or made before the passing of this Act,

(b) any enactment contained in this Act or in subordinate legislation made under it, and

(c) any enactment passed or made before the end of the session after that in which this Act is passed.

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by subsection (1), orders under this section may—

(a) make provision extending to other forms of organisation any provision made by or under this Act in relation to companies, or

(b) make provision corresponding to that made by or under this Act in relation to companies,

in either case with such adaptations or other modifications as appear to the Secretary of State or the Treasury to be necessary or expedient.

(4) The references in subsection (3) to provision made by this Act include provision conferring power to make provision by regulations, orders or other subordinate legislation.

(5) Amendments and repeals made under this section are additional, and without prejudice, to those made by or under any other provision of this Act.

(6) Orders under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.

Subordinate Legislation Made

P1 S. 1294 power partly exercised: 1.10.2007, 1.11.2007, 15.12.2007, and 1.10.2008 appointed for specified provisions by {S.I. 2007/2194}, arts. 2-5 (with saving in art. 12 and subject to transitional adaptations specified in Sch. 1 and with transitional provisions and savings in Sch. 3)

P2 S. 1294(1) power partly exercised: 6.4.2007 appointed for specified provisions by {S.I. 2007/1093}, arts. 2, 5 (with art. 11 and subject to transitional adaptations in Sch. 1)