Companies Act 2006 - October 2008 Implementations
1st October 2008
The following provisions of the Companies Act 2006 came into force on 1st October 2008:
- Objection to Company Names and the Company Names Tribunal - Sections 69 to 74
- Trading Disclosures - Sections 82 to 85
- Corporate directors and under-age directors - Sections 155 to 159
- Provisions relating to the directors’ ‘conflicts of interest duties’ - Part 10
- Share capital reduction through the solvency statement route - Sections 641(1)(a)
- Control of political donations and expenditure, provisions relating to an independent candidate - Sections 362 to 379
- Power of court to grant relief in certain cases - Section 1157
- Restoration for personal injury claims of companies dissolved prior to 16 November 1969 - Section 1295 of the 2006 Act, and Schedule 16 (repeals)
Other changes that came into force on 1st October 2008
- Repeal of the restrictions on financial assistance for acquisition of shares in private companies - Sections 151 to 153 and 155 to 158 (1985 Act)
- Changes to the Annual Return requirements (1985 Act)
- Limited Liability Partnership changes to bring accounts content in line with the company regulations.
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