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Companies Act 2006
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- 2006 c. 46
- Part 18
- Chapter 1
- Introductory
- Section 659
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- Act amendment to earlier affecting provision SI 2008/373 reg. 11 by S.I. 2017/1164 reg. 11
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- s. 156A-156C inserted by 2015 c. 26 s. 87(4)
- s. 444(8) inserted by S.I. 2017/1164 Sch. 1 para. 8
- s. 444A(4A) inserted by S.I. 2017/1164 Sch. 1 para. 9
- s. 445(6A) inserted by S.I. 2017/1164 Sch. 1 para. 10
- s. 446(4A) inserted by S.I. 2017/1164 Sch. 1 para. 11
- s. 447(5) inserted by S.I. 2017/1164 Sch. 1 para. 12
- s. 463(1)(d) inserted by S.I. 2017/1164 Sch. 1 para. 13(a)(ii)
- s. 474(1)(a) amendment to earlier affecting provision SI 2017/701 Sch. 4 para. 9(2)(b) by S.I. 2017/1255 reg. 37
- s. 474(1)(b) amendment to earlier affecting provision SI 2017/701 Sch. 4 para. 9(2)(c) by S.I. 2017/1255 reg. 37
- s. 474(1)(b) substituted by S.I. 2017/1255 reg. 7(a)
- s. 474(1)(c) word substituted by S.I. 2017/1255 reg. 7(b)
- s. 486A applied (with modifications) by SI 2008/565 reg. 6(1)(1A) (as substituted) by S.I. 2017/1164 Sch. 2 para. 6(a)
- s. 486A inserted by S.I. 2017/1164 Sch. 1 para. 16
- s. 490A inserted by S.I. 2017/1164 Sch. 1 para. 19
- s. 1099(3)(f)(g) inserted by S.I. 2017/1233 art. 2
- s. 1221(1A)(1B) substituted for s. 1221(1A) by S.I. 2017/1164 Sch. 1 para. 21(a)
- s. 1221(7C)(7D) inserted by S.I. 2017/1164 Sch. 1 para. 21(e)
- Sch. 10 para. 7A inserted by S.I. 2017/1164 Sch. 1 para. 22
659Exceptions to general ruleE+W+S+N.I.
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(1)A limited company may acquire any of its own fully paid shares otherwise than for valuable consideration.
(2)Section 658 does not prohibit—
(a)the acquisition of shares in a reduction of capital duly made;
(b)the purchase of shares in pursuance of an order of the court under—
(i)section 98 (application to court to cancel resolution for re-registration as a private company),
(ii)section 721(6) (powers of court on objection to redemption or purchase of shares out of capital),
(iii)section 759 (remedial order in case of breach of prohibition of public offers by private company), or
(iv)Part 30 (protection of members against unfair prejudice);
(c)the forfeiture of shares, or the acceptance of shares surrendered in lieu, in pursuance of the company's articles, for failure to pay any sum payable in respect of the shares.
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