Companies Act 2006

Valid from 01/10/2009

861 Charges which have to be registered: supplementary U.K.

(1) The holding of debentures entitling the holder to a charge on land is not, for the purposes of section 860(7)(a), an interest in the land.

(2) It is immaterial for the purposes of this Chapter where land subject to a charge is situated.

(3) The deposit by way of security of a negotiable instrument given to secure the payment of book debts is not, for the purposes of section 860(7)(f), a charge on those book debts.

(4) For the purposes of section 860(7)(i), “intellectual property” means—

(a) any patent, trade mark, registered design, copyright or design right;

(b) any licence under or in respect of any such right.

(5) In this Chapter—

• “charge” includes mortgage, and

• “company” means a company registered in England and Wales or in Northern Ireland.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Ss. 860-862 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1804), regs. 2, 32 (with Sch. 1 paras. 16. 17, 34, 35)