NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The provisions of the Companies Act 2006 in respect of which an entry is made in the table below have been brought into force on the date specified alongside their entry in the second column, by the statutory instrument specified in the third column.

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
Section 26th April 2007S.I. 2007/1093, C. 49
Sections 29 and 301st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 116 to 1191st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 145 to 1531st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Section 1541st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 160 and 1611st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 168 to 1741st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 178 to 1811st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 188 to 2391st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 248 to 2691st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 281 to 3071st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 308 and 30920th January 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132
Sections 310 to 3261st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 327(1), (2)(a) and (b) and (3)1st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 328 and 3291st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Section 330(1) to (5), (6)(a) and (b) and (7)1st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 331 and 3321st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Section 33320th January 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132
Sections 334 to 3611st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 362 to 379 (in respect of England, Wales and Scotland), with exceptions1st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 362 to 379 (in respect of Northern Ireland), with exceptions1st November 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 362 to 367 and 378 so far as not already in force1st October 2008S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Section 4171st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Section 46320th January 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132
Sections 485 to 4881st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 791 to 81020th January 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132
Section 811(1) to (3)20th January 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132
Section 81320th January 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132
Sections 815 to 82820th January 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132
Sections 942 to 992 and Schedule 26th April 2007S.I. 2007/1093, C. 49
Sections 993 to 9991st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 1035 to 10391st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Section 10436th April 2007S.I. 2007/1093, C. 49
Section 1063 (in respect of England, Wales and Scotland)6th April 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132
Section 1068 (except subsection (5)) for limited purposes15th December 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Section 1068(5)1st January 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132
Sections 1077 to 10801st January 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132
Sections 1085 to 10921st January 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132
Sections 1102 to 11071st January 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132
Section 11111st January 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132
Sections 1121 to 1123 as they apply to offences under Part 14 or 15 of the Companies Act 1985 (c.46)1st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Section 1124 and Schedule 31st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 1125 to 1133 as they apply to offences under Part 14 or 15 of the Companies Act 1985 (c.46)1st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Section 1137(1), (4), (5)(b) and (6)30th September 2007S.I. 2007/2607, C. 101
Sections 1143 to 1148 and Schedules 4 and 520th January 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132
Section 116730th September 2007S.I. 2007/2607, C. 101
Section 11706th April 2007S.I. 2007/1093, C. 49
Sections 1176 to 11796th April 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132
Section 12816th April 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132
Section 1284 so far as it relates to Part 2 of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 20046th April 2007S.I. 2007/1093, C. 49
Section 1295 and Schedule 16 (partially)1st and 20th January, 6th April and 1st October 2007

S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132

S.I. 2007/1093, C. 49

S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84

Sections 2, 1068(1) to (4), (6) and (7), 1114, 1117, 1120, 1168, 1173 and 1284 so far as necessary for the purposes of the provisions brought into force on 1st January 20071st January 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132
Sections 2, 1121 and 1122, 1125 to 1131, 1133, 1168, 1173 and 1284 so far as necessary for the purposes of the provisions brought into force on 20th January 200720th January 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132
Sections 546, 558, 1060 and 1061, 1121 to 1123, 1125 to 1135, 1138 to 1140, 1168, 1173 and 1284 so far as necessary for the purposes of the provisions brought into force on 6th April 20076th April 2007

S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132

S.I. 2007/1093, C. 49

Sections 17, 385, 540(1) and (4), 545, 546, 548, 629, 1121, 1122, 1125, 1127 to 1133, 1158, 1168, 1173 and 1284 so far as necessary for the purposes of the provisions brought into force on 1st October 20071st October 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 546, 1158, 1173 and 1284 so far as necessary for the purposes of the provisions brought into force on 1st November 20071st November 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Sections 1168 and 1284 so far as necessary for the purposes of the provisions brought into force on 15th December 200715th December 2007S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
Section 1284 so far as necessary for the purposes of the provisions brought into force on 1st October 20081st October 2008S.I. 2007/2194, C. 84
The provisions of the Companies Act 2006, so far as not brought into force by section 1300(1) of that Act, or by articles 2 and 3(1) and (2) of the Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3428 (C. 132)), for the purpose of enabling the exercise of powers to make orders or regulations by statutory instrument20th January 2007S.I. 2006/3428, C. 132