2006 c. 46

Companies Act 2006

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  1. Part 1General introductory provisions

    Sections 1–6

  2. Part 2Company formation

    Sections 7–16

  3. Part 3A company's constitution

    chapters 1–4

  4. Part 4A company's capacity and related matters

    Sections 39–52

  5. Part 5A company's name

    chapters 1–6

  6. Part 6A company's registered office and email address

    Sections 86–88B

  7. Part 7Re-registration as a means of altering a company's status

    Sections 89–111

  8. Part 8A company's members

    chapters 1–4

  9. Part 9Exercise of members' rights

    Sections 145–153

  10. Part 10A company's directors

    chapters 1–9

  11. Part 11Derivative claims and proceedings by members

    chapters 1–2

  12. Part 12Company secretaries

    Sections 270–280

  13. Part 13Resolutions and meetings

    chapters 1–7

  14. Part 14Control of political donations and expenditure

    Sections 362–379

  15. Part 15Accounts and reports

    chapters 1–12

  16. Part 16Audit

    chapters 1–7

  17. Part 17A company's share capital

    chapters 1–11

  18. Part 18Acquisition by limited company of its own shares

    chapters 1–7

  19. Part 19Debentures

    Sections 738–754

  20. Part 20Private and public companies

    chapters 1–2

  21. Part 21Certification and transfer of securities

    chapters 1–2

  22. Part 21AInformation about people with significant control

    chapters 1–5

  23. Part 22Information about interests in a company's shares

    Sections 791–828

  24. Part 23Distributions

    chapters 1–3

  25. Part 24Annual confirmation of accuracy of information on register

    Sections 853A–859

  26. Part 25Company charges

    chapters A1–3

  27. Part 26Arrangements and reconstructions: general

    Sections 895–901

  28. Part 26AArrangements and reconstructions: companies in financial difficulty

    Sections 901A–901L

  29. Part 27Mergers and divisions of public companies

    chapters 1–4

  30. Part 28Takeovers etc

    chapters 1–4

  31. Part 29Fraudulent trading

    Sections 993

  32. Part 30Protection of members against unfair prejudice

    Sections 994–999

  33. Part 31Dissolution and restoration to the register

    chapters 1–3

  34. Part 32Company investigations: amendments

    Sections 1035–1039

  35. Part 33UK companies not formed under companies legislation

    chapters 1–2

  36. Part 34Overseas companies

    Sections 1044–1059

  37. Part 35The registrar of companies

    1 item

  38. Part 36Offences under the Companies Acts and financial penalties

    Sections 1121–1133

  39. Part 37Companies: supplementary provisions

    Sections 1134–1157

  40. Part 38Companies: interpretation

    Sections 1158–1174

  41. Part 39Companies: minor amendments

    Sections 1175–1181

  42. Part 40Company directors: foreign disqualification etc

    Sections 1182–1191

  43. Part 41Business names

    chapters 1–3

  44. Part 42Statutory Auditors

    chapters 1–6

  45. Part 43Transparency obligations and related matters

    Sections 1265–1273

  46. Part 44Miscellaneous provisions

    Sections 1274–1283

  47. Part 45Northern Ireland

    Sections 1284–1287

  48. Part 46General supplementary provisions

    Sections 1288–1297

  49. Part 47Final provisions

    Sections 1298–1300

  50. Schedule 1Connected persons: references to an interest in shares or debentures

    paragraphs 1–6

  51. Schedule 1AReferences to people with significant control over a company

    chapters 1–4

  52. Schedule 1BEnforcement of disclosure requirements

    paragraphs 1–14B

  53. Schedule 1CRules of the Takeover Panel: general principles and other provision

    chapters 1–2

  54. Schedule 2Specified persons, descriptions of disclosures etc for the purposes of section 948

    chapters 1–3

  55. Schedule 3Amendments of remaining provisions of the Companies Act 1985 relating to offences

    paragraphs 1–7

  56. Schedule 4Documents and information sent or supplied to a company

    chapters 1–4

  57. Schedule 5Communications by a company

    chapters 1–6

  58. Schedule 6Meaning of “subsidiary” etc: supplementary provisions

    paragraphs 1–10

  59. Schedule 7Parent and subsidiary undertakings: supplementary provisions

    paragraphs 1–11

  60. Schedule 8Index of defined expressions

  61. Schedule 9Removal of special provisions about accounts and audit of charitable companies

    chapters 1–2

  62. Schedule 10Recognised supervisory bodies

    chapters 1–3

  63. Schedule 11Recognised professional qualifications

    chapters 1–2

  64. Schedule 11ASpecified persons, descriptions, disclosures etc for the purposes of section 1224A

    chapters 1–3

  65. Schedule 12Arrangements in which registered third country auditors are required to participate

    paragraphs 1–6

  66. Schedule 13Supplementary provisions with respect to delegation order

    paragraphs 1–13

  67. Schedule 14Statutory auditors: consequential amendments

    paragraphs 1

  68. Schedule 15Transparency obligations and related matters: minor and consequential amendments

    chapters 1–2

  69. Schedule 16Repeals

    Company law repeals (Great Britain) Repeals and revocations relating to Northern Ireland O…