2006 c. 46

Companies Act 2006

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  1. Part 1 — General introductory provisions

    Sections 1–6

  2. Part 2 — Company formation

    Sections 7–16

  3. Part 3 — A company's constitution

    Sections 17–38

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

    Sections 39–52

  5. Part 5 — A company's name

    Sections 53–85

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

    Sections 86–88B

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

    Sections 89–111

  8. Part 8 — A company's members

    Sections 112–144

  9. Part 9 — Exercise of members' rights

    Sections 145–153

  10. Part 10 — A company's directors

    Sections 154–259

  11. Part 11 — Derivative claims and proceedings by members

    Sections 260–269

  12. Part 12 — Company secretaries

    Sections 270–280

  13. Part 13 — Resolutions and meetings

    Sections 281–361

  14. Part 14 — Control of political donations and expenditure

    Sections 362–379

  15. Part 15 — Accounts and reports

    Sections 380–474

  16. Part 16 — Audit

    Sections 475–539

  17. Part 17 — A company's share capital

    Sections 540–657

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

    Sections 658–737

  19. Part 19 — Debentures

    Sections 738–754

  20. Part 20 — Private and public companies

    Sections 755–767

  21. Part 21 — Certification and transfer of securities

    Sections 768–790

  22. Part 21A — Information about people with significant control

    Sections 790A–790ZH

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

    Sections 791–828

  24. Part 23 — Distributions

    Sections 829–853

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

    Sections 853A–859

  26. Part 25 — Company charges

    Sections 859A–894

  27. Part 26 — Arrangements and reconstructions: general

    Sections 895–901

  28. Part 26A — Arrangements and reconstructions: companies in financial difficulty

    Sections 901A–901L

  29. Part 27 — Mergers and divisions of public companies

    Sections 902–941

  30. Part 28 — Takeovers etc

    Sections 942–992

  31. Part 29 — Fraudulent trading

    Sections 993

  32. Part 30 — Protection of members against unfair prejudice

    Sections 994–999

  33. Part 31 — Dissolution and restoration to the register

    Sections 1000–1034

  34. Part 32 — Company investigations: amendments

    Sections 1035–1039

  35. Part 33 — UK companies not formed under companies legislation

    Sections 1040–1043

  36. Part 34 — Overseas companies

    Sections 1044–1059

  37. Part 35 — The registrar of companies

    Sections 1059A–1120

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

    Sections 1121–1133

  39. Part 37 — Companies: supplementary provisions

    Sections 1134–1157

  40. Part 38 — Companies: interpretation

    Sections 1158–1174

  41. Part 39 — Companies: minor amendments

    Sections 1175–1181

  42. Part 40 — Company directors: foreign disqualification etc

    Sections 1182–1191

  43. Part 41 — Business names

    Sections 1192–1208

  44. Part 42 — Statutory Auditors

    Sections 1209–1264

  45. Part 43 — Transparency obligations and related matters

    Sections 1265–1273

  46. Part 44 — Miscellaneous provisions

    Sections 1274–1283

  47. Part 45 — Northern Ireland

    Sections 1284–1287

  48. Part 46 — General supplementary provisions

    Sections 1288–1297

  49. Part 47 — Final provisions

    Sections 1298–1300

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

    paragraphs 1–6

  51. Schedule 1A — References to people with significant control over a company

    paragraphs 1–26

  52. Schedule 1B — Enforcement of disclosure requirements

    paragraphs 1–14B

  53. Schedule 1C — Rules of the Takeover Panel: general principles and other provision

    paragraphs 1–21

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

    paragraphs 1–2

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

    paragraphs 1–7

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

    paragraphs 1–8

  57. Schedule 5 — Communications by a company

    paragraphs 1–17

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

    paragraphs 1–10

  59. Schedule 7 — Parent and subsidiary undertakings: supplementary provisions

    paragraphs 1–11

  60. Schedule 8 — Index of defined expressions

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

    paragraphs 1–16

  62. Schedule 10 — Recognised supervisory bodies

    paragraphs 1–27

  63. Schedule 11 — Recognised professional qualifications

    paragraphs 1–11

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

    paragraphs 1–80

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

    paragraphs 1–6

  66. Schedule 13 — Supplementary provisions with respect to delegation order

    paragraphs 1–13

  67. Schedule 14 — Statutory auditors: consequential amendments

    paragraphs 1

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

    paragraphs 1–15

  69. Schedule 16 — Repeals

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