http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/7/2007-01-20

Companies 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.

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Statute Law Database

2024-10-01

2007-01-20

Companies Act 2006

s. 479A(2)(c)(zi)

The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

reg. 4(b)(i)

reg. 2

Companies Act 2006

Sch. 10

para. 6(2D)

The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

reg. 28(e)

reg. 2

Companies Act 2006

Sch. 10

para. 7(2A)

The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

reg. 29(b)

reg. 2

Companies Act 2006

Act

The Companies (Revision of Defective Accounts and Reports) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

reg. 4

reg. 1(1)

Companies Act 2006

Act

The Companies (Revision of Defective Accounts and Reports) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

reg. 9(a)

reg. 1(1)

Companies Act 2006

Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Section (A) para. 28

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

Sch. 18

para. 9(2)(a)(i)

Sch. 19

s. 339(1)

Companies Act 2006

Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Section (A) para. 29

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

Sch. 18

para. 9(2)(a)(ii)

Sch. 19

s. 339(1)

Companies Act 2006

Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Section (A) para. 36

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

Sch. 18

para. 9(2)(b)

Sch. 19

s. 339(1)

Companies Act 2006

Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Section (A) para. 25(j)

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

Sch. 21

para. 10

s. 235

243

252

s. 339(1)

Companies Act 2006

Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Section (A) para. 25(m)

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

Sch. 30

para. 30

s. 339(1)

C1Part 2Company formation

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

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

General

7Method of forming company

1

A company is formed under this Act by one or more persons—

a

subscribing their names to a memorandum of association (see section 8), and

b

complying with the requirements of this Act as to registration (see sections 9 to 13).

2

A company may not be so formed for an unlawful purpose.