The Companies Act 1989 (Commencement No. 15 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 1995

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order:—

“the 1985 Act” means the Companies Act 1985(1);

“the 1986 Act” means the Insolvency Act 1986(2);

“the 1989 Act” means the Companies Act 1989,

and, unless the context otherwise requires, any expression used in this Order which is also used in Part XVIII of the 1985 Act shall have the same meaning as in that Part.

(2) Any reference in this Order to an instrument to which article 5, 6 or 7 of this Order applies is a reference to:—

(a)an instrument creating a floating charge which is executed by a company before 3rd July 1995, and

(b)an instrument of alteration under section 466 of the 1985 Act which is executed by all the parties thereto before that date.