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Companies Act 2006

Part 1— General introductory provisions
Sections 1–6
Part 2— Company formation
Sections 7–16
Part 3— A company's constitution
chapters 1–4
Part 4— A company's capacity and related matters
Sections 39–52
Part 5— A company's name
chapters 1–6
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
chapters 1–4
Part 9— Exercise of members' rights
Sections 145–153
Part 10— A company's directors
chapters 1–9
Part 11— Derivative claims and proceedings by members
chapters 1–2
Part 12— Company secretaries
Sections 270–280
Part 13— Resolutions and meetings
chapters 1–7
Part 14— Control of political donations and expenditure
Sections 362–379
Part 15— Accounts and reports
chapters 1–12
Part 16— Audit
chapters 1–7
Part 17— A company's share capital
chapters 1–11
Part 18— Acquisition by limited company of its own shares
chapters 1–7
Part 19— Debentures
Sections 738–754
Part 20— Private and public companies
chapters 1–2
Part 21— Certification and transfer of securities
chapters 1–2
Part 21A— Information about people with significant control
chapters 1–5
Part 22— Information about interests in a company's shares
Sections 791–828
Part 23— Distributions
chapters 1–3
Part 24— Annual confirmation of accuracy of information on register
Sections 853A–859
Part 25— Company charges
chapters A1–3
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
chapters 1–4
Part 28— Takeovers etc
chapters 1–4
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
chapters 1–3
Part 32— Company investigations: amendments
Sections 1035–1039
Part 33— UK companies not formed under companies legislation
chapters 1–2
Part 34— Overseas companies
Sections 1044–1059
Part 35— The registrar of companies
1 item
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
chapters 1–3
Part 42— Statutory Auditors
chapters 1–6
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
chapters 1–4
Schedule 1B— Enforcement of disclosure requirements
paragraphs 1–14B
Schedule 1C— Rules of the Takeover Panel: general principles and other provision
chapters 1–2
Schedule 2— Specified persons, descriptions of disclosures etc for the purposes of section 948
chapters 1–3
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
chapters 1–4
Schedule 5— Communications by a company
chapters 1–6
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
chapters 1–2
Schedule 10— Recognised supervisory bodies
chapters 1–3
Schedule 11— Recognised professional qualifications
chapters 1–2
Schedule 11A— Specified persons, descriptions, disclosures etc for the purposes of section 1224A
chapters 1–3
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
chapters 1–2
Schedule 16— Repeals
Company law repeals (Great Britain) Repeals and revocations relating to Northern Ireland O…

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