Companies Act 1985

Companies Act 1985 (1985 c 6)

Part I . . . (ss 1-42)

1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . [3A . . .] [4 . . .] 5 . . . 6 . . . 7 . . . 8 . . . [8A . . .] 9 . . . 10 . . . 11 . . . 12 . . . 13 . . . 14 . . . 15 . . . 16 . . . 17 . . . 18 . . . 19 . . . 20 . . . 21 . . . 22 . . . [23 . . .] 24 . . . 25 . . . 26 . . . 27 . . . 28 . . . 29 . . . 30 . . . 31 . . . 32 . . . 33 . . . 34 . . . [34A] . . . [35 . . .] [35A . . .] [35B . . .] [36 . . .] [36A . . .] [36AA . . .] [36B . . .] [36C . . .] 37 . . . 38 . . . 39 . . . 40 . . . 41 . . . 42 . . .

Part II . . . (ss 43-55)

Part III . . . (ss 56-79)

Part IV . . . (ss 80-116)

80 . . . [80A . . .] 81 . . . 82 . . . 83 . . . 84 . . . 85 . . . 86 . . . 87 . . . 88 . . . 89 . . . 90 . . . 91 . . . 92 . . . 93 . . . 94 . . . 95 . . . 96 . . . 97 . . . 98 . . . 99 . . . 100 . . . 101 . . . 102 . . . 103 . . . 104 . . . 105 . . . 106 . . . 107 . . . 108 . . . 109 . . . 110 . . . 111 . . . [111A . . .] 112 . . . 113 . . . 114 . . . 115 . . . 116 . . .

Part V . . . (ss 117-197)

117 . . . 118 . . . 119 . . . 120 . . . 121 . . . 122 . . . 123 . . . 124 . . . 125 . . . 126 . . . 127 . . . 128 . . . 129 . . . 130 . . . 131 . . . 132 . . . 133 . . . 134 . . . 135 . . . 136 . . . 137 . . . 138 . . . 139 . . . 140 . . . 141 . . . 142 . . . 143 . . . 144 . . . 145 . . . 146 . . . 147 . . . 148 . . . 149 . . . 150 . . . 151 . . . 152 . . . 153 . . . 154 . . . 155 . . . 156 . . . 157 . . . 158 . . . 159 . . . [159A . . .] 160 . . . 161 . . . 162 . . . [162A . . .] [162B . . .] [162C . . .] [162D . . .] [162E . . .] [162F . . .] [162G . . .] 163 . . . 164 . . . 165 . . . 166 . . . 167 . . . 168 . . . 169 . . . [169A . . .] 170 . . . 171 . . . 172 . . . 173 . . . 174 . . . 175 . . . 176 . . . 177 . . . 178 . . . 179 . . . 180 . . . 181 . . . 182 . . . 183 . . . 184 . . . 185 . . . [186 . . .] 187 . . . [188 . . .] 189 . . . 190 . . . 191 . . . 192 . . . 193 . . . 194 . . . 195 . . . [196 . . .] 197 . . .

Part VI . . . (ss 198-220)

Part VII . . . (ss [221-[262A)

[221 . . .] [222 . . .] [223 . . .] [224 . . .] [225 . . .] 226 . . . [226A . . .] [226B . . .] 227 . . . [227A . . .] [227B . . .] [227C . . .] [228 . . .] [228A . . .] [229 . . .] [230 . . .] [231 . . .] [231A . . .] [232 . . .] [233 . . .] 234 . . . [234ZZA . . .] [234ZZB . . .] [234ZA . . .] [234A . . .] [234AA . . .] [234AB . . .] [234B . . .] [234C . . .] [235 . . .] [236 . . .] [237 . . .] [238 . . .] [238A . . .] [239 . . .] [240 . . .] [241 . . .] [241A . . .] [242 . . .] [242A . . .] [242B . . .] [243 . . .] [244 . . .] [245 . . .] [245A . . .] [245B . . .] [245C . . .] [245D . . .] [245E . . .] [245F . . .] [245G . . .] [246 . . .] [246A . . .] [247 . . .] [247A . . .] [247B . . .] [248 . . .] [248A . . .] [249 . . .] [249A . . .] [249AA . . .] [249B . . .]

[249C The report required for the purposes of section 249A(2)]

[249D The reporting accountant]

[249E . . .] [250 . . .] [251 . . .] [252 . . .] [253 . . .] [254 . . .] [255 . . .] [255A . . .] [255B . . .] [255C . . .] [255D . . .] [255E . . .] [256 . . .] [256A] . . . [257 . . .] [259 . . .] [261 . . .] [262 . . .]

[262A Index of defined expressions]

Part VIII . . . (ss 263-281)

Part IX . . . (ss 282-310)

282 . . . 283 . . . 284 . . . 285 . . . 286 . . . [287 . . .] 288 . . .

[288A]

289 . . . 290 . . . 291 . . . 292 . . . 293 . . . 294 . . . 295 . . . 296 . . . 297 . . . 298 . . . 299 . . . 300 . . . 301 . . . 302 . . . 303 . . . 304 . . . 305 . . . 306 . . . 307 . . . 308 . . . 309 . . . [309A . . .] [309B . . .] [309C . . .] 310 . . .

Part X . . . (ss 311-347)

311 . . . 312 . . . 313 . . . 314 . . . 315 . . . 316 . . . 317 . . . 318 . . . 319 . . . 320 . . . 321 . . . 322 . . . [322A . . .] [322B . . .] 323 . . . 324 . . . 325 . . . 326 . . . 327 . . . 328 . . . 330 . . . 331 . . . 332 . . . 333 . . . 334 . . . 335 . . . 336 . . . 337 . . . [337A . . .] 338 . . . 339 . . . 340 . . . 341 . . . 342 . . . 343 . . . 345 . . . 346 . . . 347 . . .

[Part XA . . .] (ss [347A-[347K)

Part XI . . . (ss 348-[394A)

348 . . . 349 . . . 350 . . . 351 . . . 352 . . . [352A . . .] 353 . . . 354 . . . 355 . . . 356 . . . 357 . . . 358 . . . 359 . . . 360 . . . 361 . . . 362 . . . [363 . . .] [364 . . .] [364A . . .] [364B . . .] [364C . . .] [364D . . .] [365 . . .] 366 . . . [366A . . .] 367 . . . 368 . . . 369 . . . 370 . . . [370A . . .] 371 . . . 372 . . . 373 . . . 374 . . . 375 . . . 376 . . . 377 . . . 378 . . . 379 . . . [379A . . .] 380 . . . 381 . . . [381A . . .] [381B . . .] [381C . . .] 382 . . . [382A . . .] [382B . . .] 383 . . . [384 . . .] [385 . . .] [385A . . .] [386 . . .] [387 . . .] [388 . . .] [388A . . .] 389 . . . 389A . . . [389B . . .] [390 . . .] [390A . . .] 390B . . . [391 . . .] [391A . . .] [392 . . .] [392A . . .] [393 . . .] [394 . . .] [394A . . .]

Part XII . . . (ss 395-424)

395 . . . 396 . . . 397 . . . 398 . . . 399 . . . 400 . . . 401 . . . 402 . . . 403 . . . 404 . . . 405 . . . 406 . . . 407 . . . 408 . . . 409 . . . 410 . . . 411 . . . 412 . . . 413 . . . 414 . . . 415 . . . 416 . . . 417 . . . 418 . . . 419 . . . 420 . . . 421 . . . 422 . . . 423 . . . 424 . . .

Part XIII . . . (ss 425-[427A)

[Part XIIIA . . .] (ss [428-[430F)

Part XIV Investigation of Companies and their Affairs; Requisition of Documents (ss 431-[453D)

Part XV Orders Imposing Restrictions on Shares ([section 445]) (ss 454-457)

Part XVI . . . (ss 458-458)

Part XVII . . . (ss 459-461)

Part XVIII Floating Charges and Receivers (Scotland) (ss 462-487)

Part XIX . . . (ss 488-500)

Part XX . . . (ss 501-664)

501 . . . 502 . . . 503 . . . 504 . . . 505 . . . 506 . . . 507 . . . 508 . . . 509 . . . 510 . . . 511 . . . 512 . . . 513 . . . 514 . . . 515 . . . 516 . . . 517 . . . 518 . . . 519 . . . 520 . . . 521 . . . 522 . . . 523 . . . 524 . . . 525 . . . 526 . . . 527 . . . 528 . . . 529 . . . 530 . . . 531 . . . 532 . . . 533 . . . 534 . . . 535 . . . 536 . . . 537 . . . 538 . . . 539 . . . 540 . . . 541 . . . 542 . . . 543 . . . 544 . . . 545 . . . 546 . . . 547 . . . 548 . . . 549 . . . 550 . . . 551 . . . 552 . . . 553 . . . 554 . . . 555 . . . 556 . . . 557 . . . 558 . . . 559 . . . 560 . . . 561 . . . 562 . . . 563 . . . 564 . . . 565 . . . 566 . . . 567 . . . 568 . . . 569 . . . 570 . . . 571 . . . 572 . . . 573 . . . 574 . . . 575 . . . 576 . . . 577 . . . 578 . . . 579 . . . 580 . . . 581 . . . 582 . . . 583 . . . 584 . . . 585 . . . 586 . . . 587 . . . 588 . . . 589 . . . 590 . . . 591 . . . 592 . . . 593 . . . 594 . . . 595 . . . 596 . . . 597 . . . 598 . . . 599 . . . 600 . . . 601 . . . 602 . . . 603 . . . 604 . . . 605 . . . 606 . . . 607 . . . 608 . . . 609 . . . 610 . . . 611 . . . 612 . . . 613 . . . 614 . . . 615 . . . [615A . . .] [615B . . .] 616 . . . 617 . . . 618 . . . 619 . . . 620 . . . 621 . . . 622 . . . 623 . . . 624 . . . 625 . . . 626 . . . 627 . . . 628 . . . 629 . . . 630 . . . 631 . . . 632 . . . 633 . . . 634 . . . 635 . . . 636 . . . 637 . . . 638 . . . 639 . . . 640 . . . 641 . . . 642 . . . 643 . . . 644 . . . 645 . . . 646 . . . 647 . . . 648 . . . 649 . . . 650 . . . 651 . . . 652 . . . [652A . . .] [652B . . .] [652C . . .] [652D . . .] [652E . . .] [652F . . .] 653 . . . 654 . . . 655 . . . 656 . . . 657 . . . 658 . . . 659 . . . 660 . . . 661 . . . 662 . . . 663 . . . 664 . . .

Part XXI . . . (ss 665-674)

Part XXII . . . (ss 675-690)

Part XXIII . . . (ss [690A-[703R)

[690A . . .] [690B . . .] 691 . . . 692 . . . [692A . . .] 693 . . . 694 . . . [694A . . .] 695 . . . [695A . . .] 696 . . . 697 . . . 698 . . . 699 . . . [699A . . .] [699AA . . .] [699B . . .] [700 . . .] [701 . . .] [702 . . .] [703 . . .] [703A . . .] [703B . . .] [703C . . .] [703D . . .] [703E . . .] [703F . . .] [703G . . .] [703H . . .] [703I . . .] [703J . . .] [703K . . .] [703L . . .] [703M . . .] [703N . . .] [703N . . .] [703O . . .] [703P . . .] [703Q . . .] [703R . . .]

Part XXIV . . . (ss 704-[715A)

Part XXV . . . (ss 716-734)

716 . . . 717 . . . 718 . . . 719 . . . 720 . . . 721 . . . 722 . . . 723 . . . [723A . . .] [723B . . .] [723C . . .] [723D . . .] [723E . . .] [723F . . .] 724 . . . 725 . . .

726 Costs and expenses in actions by certain limited companies

727 . . . 728 . . . 729 . . . 730 . . . [730A . . .] 731 . . . 732 . . . 733 . . . 734 . . .

Part XXVI . . . (ss 735-[744A)

Part XXVII Final Provisions (ss 745-747)

SCHEDULE 1 . . .

SCHEDULE 2 . . .

SCHEDULE 3 . . .

SCHEDULE 4 . . .

[SCHEDULE 4A . . .]

[SCHEDULE 5 . . .]

SCHEDULE 6 . . .

SCHEDULE 7 . . .

[SCHEDULE 7ZA . . .]

[SCHEDULE 7A . . .]

[SCHEDULE 7B . . .]

[SCHEDULE 8 Exemptions for Small and Medium-Sized Companies]

[SCHEDULE 8A . . .]

SCHEDULE 9 . . .

[SCHEDULE 9A . . .]

Schedule 10 . . .

[SCHEDULE 10A . . .]

SCHEDULE 11 . . .

SCHEDULE 12 . . .

SCHEDULE 13 . . .

SCHEDULE 14 . . .

SCHEDULE 15 . . .

[SCHEDULE 15A . . .]

[SCHEDULE 15B . . .]

[SCHEDULE 15C Specified Persons]

[SCHEDULE 15D Disclosures]

SCHEDULE 16 . . .

SCHEDULE 17 . . .

SCHEDULE 18 . . .

SCHEDULE 19 . . .

SCHEDULE 20 . . .

SCHEDULE 21 . . .

[SCHEDULE 21A . . .]

[SCHEDULE 21B . . .]

[SCHEDULE 21C . . .]

[SCHEDULE 21D . . .]

SCHEDULE 22 . . .

SCHEDULE 23 . . .

SCHEDULE 24 . . .

SCHEDULE 25 . . .

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