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• Statutory instruments
• Progress of the legislation
• Useful links
• Consultations
• Archive

Legislation

• Companies Act 2006 - full legislation
• Companies Act 2006 - explanatory notes
• Companies Act 2006 - table of origins
• Companies Act 2006 - comparison of Companies Act 1985 and Companies Act 2006 legislation
• Companies Act 2006 - final commencement timetable

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Commencement orders

• The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order in draft form
• The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order in draft form
• The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2006 (SI 2008 No 948) 
• The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 6, Saving and Commencement Order No.3 and No.5 (Amendment) Order 2008 (SI 2008 No 674)
• The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007 (SI 2007 No 3495)
• The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4 and Commencement No. 3 (Amendment)) Order 2007 (SI 2007 No 2607)
• The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement Order No. 3, Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007
• The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement Order No. 2, Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007
• The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement Order No. 1, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2006

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Statutory instruments

In force 1 October 2008

• The Companies (Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 No 495)
• The Companies (Reduction of Share Capital) Order 2008 in draft form for consultation
• The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement Order No 7 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 in draft form for consultation
• The Company Names Adjudicator Rules 2008 in draft form for consultation
• Four draft regulations applying the accounts provisions in the Companies Act 2006 to Limited Liability Partnerships

In force 6 April 2008

• The Companies (Tables A to F) (Amendment) Regulation 2008 (SI 2008 No 739)
• The Small Companies and Groups (Accounts and Directors’ Report) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 No 409)
• The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 No 410)
• The Companies Act 2006 (Amendment) (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 no 393)
• The Companies (Revision of Defective Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 No 373)
• The Companies (Summary Financial Statement) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 No 374)
• The Partnership (Accounts) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 No 569)
• The Bank Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Banks) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 No 567)
• The Insurance Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Insurance Undertakings) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 No 565)
• The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 No 499)
• The Companies (Disclosure of Auditor Remuneration and Limitation Liability Agreements) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 No 489)
• The Companies (Authorised Minimum) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 No 729)
• The Companies (Fees for Inspection and Copying of Company Records) (No.2) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007 No 3535) This SI prescribes the fee for inspecting the register of debenture holders.
• The Companies (Late Filing Penalties) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Filing Periods and Late Filing Penalties) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 No 497)
• The Statutory Auditors (Delegation of Functions etc) Order 2008 (SI 2008 No 496)
• The Independent Supervisor Appointment Order 2007 (SI 2008 No 3535)
• The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007 (SI 2008 No 3494)
• Tables A to F Amendment SI 2008/739
• The Partnership (Accounts) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 No 569)
• The Bank Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Banks) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 No 567)

In force 1 October 2007

• The Companies (Tables A to F) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2007
• The Companies (Tables A to F) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
• The Companies (Fees for Inspection and Copying of Company Records) Regulations 2007
• Companies (Political Expenditure Exemption ) Order 2007 (SI 2007 No 2081)

In force 6 November 2007

• The Company and Business Names (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007 No 3152)

In force 6 April 2007

• The Companies Acts (Unregistered Companies) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007 No 318)

Draft statutory instruments

Proposed commencement date: 1 October 2009

• The Companies (Disclosure of Address) Regulations 2008
• The Companies (Particulars of Company Charges) Regulations 2008 (NB: revised)
• The Companies (Annual Return and Service Addresses) Regulations 2008 (NB: revised)
• The Companies Act 2006 (Particulars of Usual Residential Address) Regulations 2008 (To be revised)
• The Companies (Unregistered Companies) Regulations 2008
• The Non-Companies Acts Companies Authorised to Register Regulations 2008
• The (Company and Business Names) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2008 (NB: revised)
• The Company Names Adjudicator Rules 2007 (To be revised)
• The Companies (Model Articles) Regulations 2008 (NB: revised)
• The Companies (Company Records) Regulations 2008 (NB: revised)
• The Companies (Registration) Regulations 2008 (NB: revised)
• The Companies (Shares, Share Capital and Authorised Minimum) Regulations 2008 (NB: revised)
• The Overseas Companies Regulations 2008
• The Companies (Registrar of Companies and Applications for Striking Off) Regulations 2008
• The Companies (Fees for Inspection and Copying of Company Records) Regulations 2008
• The Companies (Trading Disclosures) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

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Progress of the legislation

• Commencement timetable
• FAQs on implementation

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Useful links

• Companies House FAQs
• BERR FAQs
• BERR Companies Act 2006 homepage
• Private company information
• A summary of what it means for private companies
• BERR summary of ministerial statements re directors duties

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Consultations

• Consultation documents - registration of Scottish floating charges.
• Consultation document about issues relating to implentation. Consultation closes 31 May 2007.
• Consultation paper on application of Act to existing companies.
• Results of consultation on application of the Act to existing companies

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Archive

• Company Law Reform Bill - version as sent back to the House of Commons by the House of Lords - 24 May 2006
• Company Law Reform Bill – amendments to be debated in House of Lords
• Company Law Reform Bill – version with House of Lords Grand Committee amendments 25.04.06
• Company Law Reform Bill – version debated by House of Lords 01.11.05
• Company Law Reform Bill – explanatory notes

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