Companies Act
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Companies Act is a stock short title
used for legislation
in the United Kingdom
and South Africa
relating to company law.
The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Companies Bill during its passage through Parliament.
Companies Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to company law.
The Companies Acts 1862 to 1893 is the collective title of the Companies Act 1862, the Companies Seals Act 1864, the Companies Act 1867, the Joint-Stock Companies Arrangement Act 1870, the Companies Act 1877, the Companies Act 1879, the Companies Act 1880, the Companies (Colonial Registers) Act 1883, the Companies Act 1886, the Companies (Memorandum of Association) Act 1890, the Companies (Winding-up) Act 1890, the Directors Liability Act 1890 and the Companies (Winding-up) Act 1893.
The Companies Clauses Acts 1845 to 1889 is the collective title of the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845, the Companies Clauses Act 1863, the Companies Clauses Act 1869, the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1888 and the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1889.
Companies Order
A number of Orders in Council with this title (or some variation on it) have been passed. The change in nomenclature is due to the demise of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
and the imposition of direct rule
. These orders are considered to be primary legislation
.
Short title
The short title is the formal name by which a piece of primary legislation may by law be cited in the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions , as well as the United States. It contrasts with the long title which, while usually being more fully descriptive of the...
used for legislation
Legislation
Legislation is law which has been promulgated by a legislature or other governing body, or the process of making it...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
relating to company law.
The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Companies Bill during its passage through Parliament.
Companies Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to company law.
United Kingdom
- The Royal Exchange and London Assurance Corporation Act 1719Bubble ActBubble Act 1720 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that forbade all joint-stock companies not authorised by royal charter. It was passed on 9 June 1720, and was also known as the Royal Exchange and London Assurance Corporation Act 1719, because those companies were incorporated under...
- The Chartered Companies Act 1837 (7 Will.4 & 1 Vict. c.73)
- The Joint Stock Companies Act 1844Joint Stock Companies Act 1844The Joint Stock Companies Act 1844 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that expanded access to the incorporation of joint-stock companies....
(7 & 8 Vict. c.110) - The Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c.16)
- The Limited Liability Act 1855Limited Liability Act 1855The Limited Liability Act 1855 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that first allowed limited liability for corporations that could be established by the general public in the UK.-Overview:...
(18 & 19 Vict. c.133) - The Joint Stock Companies Act 1856Joint Stock Companies Act 1856The Joint Stock Companies Act 1856 was a consolidating statute, recognised as the founding piece of modern United Kingdom company law legislation.-Overview:...
(19 & 20 Vict. c.47) - The Companies Act 1862Companies Act 1862The Companies Act 1862 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom regulating UK company law, whose descendant is the Companies Act 2006.-Provisions:...
(25 & 26 Vict. c.89) - The Companies Seals Act 1864 (27 & 28 Vict. c.19)
- The Companies Clauses Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c.118)
- The Railway Companies Act (1867) (30 & 31 Vict. c.127)
- The Companies Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c.131)
- The Companies Clauses Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c.48)
- The Joint-Stock Companies Arrangement Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c.104)
- The Companies Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict. c.26)
- The Companies Act 1879 (42 & 43 Vict. c.76)
- The Companies Act 1880 (43 Vict. c.19)
- The Companies (Colonial Registers) Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c.30)
- The Chartered Companies Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict. c.56)
- The Companies Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict. c.23)
- The Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c.48)
- The Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c.37)
- The Companies (Memorandum of Association) Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c.62)
- The Companies (Winding-up) Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c.63)
- The Directors Liability Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c.64)
- The Companies (Winding-up) Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c.58)
- The Life Assurance Companies (Payment into Court) Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c.8)
- The Companies Act 1907Companies Act 1907The Companies Act 1907 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom regulating UK company law, whose descendent is the Companies Act 2006.-Reforms:...
(7 Edw.7 c.50) - The Companies (Consolidation) Act 1908Companies (Consolidation) Act 1908The Companies Act 1908 was a United Kingdom Act of Parliament, which regulated UK company law. Its descendent is the Companies Act 2006....
- The Railway Companies (Accounts and Returns) Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo.5 c.34)
- The Statutory Companies (Redeemable Stock) Act 1915 (5 & 6 Geo.5 c.44)
- The Companies Act 1928Companies Act 1928Companies Act 1928 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which regulated UK company law.-Provisions:It introduced the power of the court to make a disqualification order prohibiting a person from being concerned in the management of a company was introduced by section 75...
- The Companies Act 1929Companies Act 1929The Companies Act 1929 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which regulated UK company law. Its descendent is the Companies Act 2006.-Provisions:...
(19 & 20 Geo.5 c.23) - The Companies Act 1947Companies Act 1947The Companies Act 1947 was a United Kingdom Act of Parliament, that updated UK company law after the Companies Act 1929. It was soon recodified in the Companies Act 1948....
(10 & 11 Geo.6 c.47) - The Companies Act 1948Companies Act 1948The Companies Act 1948 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which regulated UK company law. Its descendent is the Companies Act 2006.-Cases decided under this Act:*Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd v Meyer...
(11 & 12 Geo.6 c.38) - The Insurance Companies Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz.2 c.72) (Repealed)
- The Companies Act 1967 (c.81) (Repealed)
- The Insurance Companies Amendment Act 1973 (c.58)
- The Insurance Companies Act 1974 (c.49) (Repealed)
- The Companies Act 1976 (c.69) (Repealed)
- The Insurance Companies Act 1980 (c.25)
- The Insurance Companies Act 1981 (c.31) (Repealed)
- The Insurance Companies Act 1982 (c.50) (Repealed)
- The Companies Act 1985Companies Act 1985The Companies Act 1985 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, enacted in 1985, which enabled companies to be formed by registration, and set out the responsibilities of companies, their directors and secretaries.The Act was a consolidation of...
(c.6) - The Companies Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c.9)
- The Companies Act 1989 (c.40)
- The Statutory Water Companies Act 1991 (c.58)
- The Insurance Companies (Reserves) Act 1995 (c.29) (Repealed)
- The Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004The Companies Act 2004 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The following consultation documents and reports are precursors of this Act:...
(c.27) - The Companies Act 2006Companies Act 2006The Companies Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which forms the primary source of UK company law. It had the distinction of being the longest in British Parliamentary history: with 1,300 sections and covering nearly 700 pages, and containing 16 schedules but it has since...
(c.46)
The Companies Acts 1862 to 1893 is the collective title of the Companies Act 1862, the Companies Seals Act 1864, the Companies Act 1867, the Joint-Stock Companies Arrangement Act 1870, the Companies Act 1877, the Companies Act 1879, the Companies Act 1880, the Companies (Colonial Registers) Act 1883, the Companies Act 1886, the Companies (Memorandum of Association) Act 1890, the Companies (Winding-up) Act 1890, the Directors Liability Act 1890 and the Companies (Winding-up) Act 1893.
The Companies Clauses Acts 1845 to 1889 is the collective title of the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845, the Companies Clauses Act 1863, the Companies Clauses Act 1869, the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1888 and the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1889.
Scotland
- The Companies Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c.17)
- The Railway Companies (Scotland) Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c.126)
- The Companies (Floating Charges) (Scotland) Act 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz.2 c.46)
Northern Ireland
- The Companies Act (Northern Ireland) 1960 (c.22) (N.I.)
- The Insurance Companies (Northern Ireland) Act 1968 (c.6) (N.I.)
- The Open-Ended Investment Companies Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c.13)
Companies Order
A number of Orders in Council with this title (or some variation on it) have been passed. The change in nomenclature is due to the demise of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Parliament of Northern Ireland
The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended...
and the imposition of direct rule
Direct Rule
Direct rule was the term given, during the late 20th and early 21st centuries, to the administration of Northern Ireland directly from Westminster, seat of United Kingdom government...
. These orders are considered to be primary legislation
Primary legislation
Primary legislation is law made by the legislative branch of government. This contrasts with secondary legislation, which is usually made by the executive branch...
.
- The Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1032 (N.I.6))
- The Companies Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1035 (N.I. 9))
- The Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2404 (N.I.18))
- The Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/593 (N.I.5))
- The Companies (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/1504 (N.I.10))
- The Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1967 (N.I.17))
Hong Kong
- The Companies Ordinance 1865
- The Companies Ordinance 1911
- The Companies Ordinance 1932
- The Companies Bill 2011