2006 c. 46
Companies Act 2006
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Part 1 — General introductory provisions
Sections 1–6
Part 2 — Company formation
Sections 7–16
Part 3 — A company's constitution
Sections 17–38
Part 4 — A company's capacity and related matters
Sections 39–52
Part 5 — A company's name
Sections 53–85
Part 6 — A company's registered office and email address
Sections 86–88B
Part 7 — Re-registration as a means of altering a company's status
Sections 89–111
Part 8 — A company's members
Sections 112–144
Part 9 — Exercise of members' rights
Sections 145–153
Part 10 — A company's directors
Sections 154–259
Part 11 — Derivative claims and proceedings by members
Sections 260–269
Part 12 — Company secretaries
Sections 270–280
Part 13 — Resolutions and meetings
Sections 281–361
Part 14 — Control of political donations and expenditure
Sections 362–379
Part 15 — Accounts and reports
Sections 380–474
Part 16 — Audit
Sections 475–539
Part 17 — A company's share capital
Sections 540–657
Part 18 — Acquisition by limited company of its own shares
Sections 658–737
Part 19 — Debentures
Sections 738–754
Part 20 — Private and public companies
Sections 755–767
Part 21 — Certification and transfer of securities
Sections 768–790
Part 21A — Information about people with significant control
Sections 790A–790ZH
Part 22 — Information about interests in a company's shares
Sections 791–828
Part 23 — Distributions
Sections 829–853
Part 24 — Annual confirmation of accuracy of information on register
Sections 853A–859
Part 25 — Company charges
Sections 859A–894
Part 26 — Arrangements and reconstructions: general
Sections 895–901
Part 26A — Arrangements and reconstructions: companies in financial difficulty
Sections 901A–901L
Part 27 — Mergers and divisions of public companies
Sections 902–941
Part 28 — Takeovers etc
Sections 942–992
Part 29 — Fraudulent trading
Sections 993
Part 30 — Protection of members against unfair prejudice
Sections 994–999
Part 31 — Dissolution and restoration to the register
Sections 1000–1034
Part 32 — Company investigations: amendments
Sections 1035–1039
Part 33 — UK companies not formed under companies legislation
Sections 1040–1043
Part 34 — Overseas companies
Sections 1044–1059
Part 35 — The registrar of companies
Sections 1059A–1120
Part 36 — Offences under the Companies Acts and financial penalties
Sections 1121–1133
Part 37 — Companies: supplementary provisions
Sections 1134–1157
Part 38 — Companies: interpretation
Sections 1158–1174
Part 39 — Companies: minor amendments
Sections 1175–1181
Part 40 — Company directors: foreign disqualification etc
Sections 1182–1191
Part 41 — Business names
Sections 1192–1208
Part 42 — Statutory Auditors
Sections 1209–1264
Part 43 — Transparency obligations and related matters
Sections 1265–1273
Part 44 — Miscellaneous provisions
Sections 1274–1283
Part 45 — Northern Ireland
Sections 1284–1287
Part 46 — General supplementary provisions
Sections 1288–1297
Part 47 — Final provisions
Sections 1298–1300
Schedule 1 — Connected persons: references to an interest in shares or debentures
paragraphs 1–6
Schedule 1A — References to people with significant control over a company
paragraphs 1–26
Schedule 1B — Enforcement of disclosure requirements
paragraphs 1–14B
Schedule 1C — Rules of the Takeover Panel: general principles and other provision
paragraphs 1–21
Schedule 2 — Specified persons, descriptions of disclosures etc for the purposes of section 948
paragraphs 1–2
Schedule 3 — Amendments of remaining provisions of the Companies Act 1985 relating to offences
paragraphs 1–7
Schedule 4 — Documents and information sent or supplied to a company
paragraphs 1–8
Schedule 5 — Communications by a company
paragraphs 1–17
Schedule 6 — Meaning of “subsidiary” etc: supplementary provisions
paragraphs 1–10
Schedule 7 — Parent and subsidiary undertakings: supplementary provisions
paragraphs 1–11
Schedule 8 — Index of defined expressions
Schedule 9 — Removal of special provisions about accounts and audit of charitable companies
paragraphs 1–16
Schedule 10 — Recognised supervisory bodies
paragraphs 1–27
Schedule 11 — Recognised professional qualifications
paragraphs 1–11
Schedule 11A — Specified persons, descriptions, disclosures etc for the purposes of section 1224A
paragraphs 1–80
Schedule 12 — Arrangements in which registered third country auditors are required to participate
paragraphs 1–6
Schedule 13 — Supplementary provisions with respect to delegation order
paragraphs 1–13
Schedule 14 — Statutory auditors: consequential amendments
paragraphs 1
Schedule 15 — Transparency obligations and related matters: minor and consequential amendments
paragraphs 1–15
Schedule 16 — Repeals
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