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Part 17 U.K.A company's share capital

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 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

Chapter 11 U.K.Miscellaneous and supplementary provisions

657 General power to make further provision by regulations U.K.

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations modify the following provisions of this Part—

• sections 552 and 553 (prohibited commissions, discounts and allowances),

• Chapter 5 (payment for shares),

• Chapter 6 (public companies: independent valuation of non-cash consideration),

• Chapter 7 (share premiums),

• sections 622 to 628 (redenomination of share capital),

• Chapter 10 (reduction of capital), and

• section 656 (public companies: duty of directors to call meeting on serious loss of capital).

(2) The regulations may—

(a) amend or repeal any of those provisions, or

(b) make such other provision as appears to the Secretary of State appropriate in place of any of those provisions.

(3) Regulations under this section may make consequential amendments or repeals in other provisions of this Act, or in other enactments.

(4) Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 657 wholly in force at 1.10.2009; s. 657 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 1300; s. 657 in force for specified purposes at 20.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3428, art. 3(3) (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1 and with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5); s. 657 otherwise in force at 1.10.2009 by S.I. 2008/2860, art. 3(k) (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18)