Companies Act 1985

Chapter I E+W+S+N.I. Provisions Applying to Companies Generally

Accounting records E+W+S+N.I.

221 Duty to keep accounting records. E+W+S

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F1 S. 221 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

222 Where and for how long records to be kept. E+W+S+N.I.

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F2 S. 222 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

A company’s financial year and accounting reference periods E+W+S

223 A company’s financial year. E+W+S

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F3 S. 223 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

224 Accounting reference periods and accounting reference date. E+W+S

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F4 S. 224 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

225 Alteration of accounting reference date. E+W+S

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F5 S. 225 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

Annual accounts E+W+S+N.I.

226 Duty to prepare individual accounts. E+W+S

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F6 S. 226 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

226A Companies Act individual accounts E+W+S+N.I.

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F7 S. 226A repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

226B IAS individual accounts E+W+S+N.I.

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F8 S. 226B repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

227 Duty to prepare group accounts. E+W+S+N.I.

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F9 S. 227 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

227A Companies Act group accounts E+W+S+N.I.

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F10 S. 227A repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

227B IAS group accounts E+W+S+N.I.

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F11 S. 227B repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

227C Consistency of accounts E+W+S+N.I.

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F12 S. 227C repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

228 Exemption for parent companies included in accounts of larger group. E+W+S+N.I.

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F13 S. 228 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

228A Exemption for parent companies included in non-EEA group accounts E+W+S+N.I.

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F14 S. 228A repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

229 Subsidiary undertakings included in the consolidation. E+W+S

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F15 S. 229 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

230 Treatment of individual profit and loss account where group accounts prepared. E+W+S

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F16 S. 230 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

231 Disclosure required in notes to accounts:related undertakings. E+W+S

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F17 S. 231 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

231A Disclosure required in notes to annual accounts: particulars of staff E+W+S+N.I.

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F18 S. 231A repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

232 Disclosure required in notes to accounts: emoluments and other benefits of directors and others. E+W+S

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F19 S. 232 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

Approval and signing of accounts E+W+S

233 Approval and signing of accounts E+W+S

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F20 S. 233 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

[F21 Directors' report] E+W+S+N.I.

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F21 Cross-heading and ss. 234, 234ZZA, 234ZZB substituted for s. 234 and preceding cross-heading (22.3.2005) by The Companies Act 1985 (Operating and Financial Review and Directors' Report etc.) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1011), reg. 2

234 Duty to prepare directors' report. E+W+S

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F22 S. 234 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

234ZZA Directors' report: general requirements E+W+S+N.I.

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F23 S. 234ZZA repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12)

234ZZB Directors' report: business review E+W+S+N.I.

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F24 S. 234ZZB repealed (1.10.2007) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/2194, art. 8, Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with art. 12)

234ZA Statement as to disclosure of information to auditors E+W+S+N.I.

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F25 S. 234ZA repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

234A Approval and signing of directors’ report. E+W+S

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F26 S. 234A repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

F27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W+S

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F27 Heading before s. 234AA omitted (12.1.2006) by virtue of The Companies Act 1985 (Operating and Financial Review) (Repeal) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3442), reg. 2(2)(a), Sch. 1 para. 2

234AA Duty to prepare operating and financial review E+W+S

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F28 S. 234AA repealed (12.1.2006) by The Companies Act 1985 (Operating and Financial Review) (Repeal) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3442), reg. 2(1)

234AB Approval and signing of operating and financial review E+W+S

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F29 S. 234AB omitted (12.1.2006) by virtue of The Companies Act 1985 (Operating and Financial Review) (Repeal) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3442), reg. 2(2)(a), Sch. 1 para. 3

Quoted companies: directors’ remuneration report E+W+S+N.I.

234B Duty to prepare directors’ remuneration report E+W+S+N.I.

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F30 S. 234B repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

234C Approval and signing of directors’ remuneration report E+W+S+N.I.

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F31 S. 234C repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

Auditors’ report E+W+S

235 Auditors’ report. E+W+S

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F32 S. 235 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

236 Signature of auditors’ report. E+W+S

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F33 S. 236 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

237 Duties of auditors. E+W+S

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F34 S. 237 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

Publication of accounts and reports E+W+S

238 Persons entitled to receive copies of accounts and reports. E+W+S

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F35 S. 238 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

[F36 238A Time allowed for sending out copies of accounts and reports E+W+S

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F36 S. 238A inserted (1.10.2007 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 3(8) of the amending S.I.) by The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2194), art. 10(1), Sch. 4 para. 3(3) (with art. 12)

F37 S. 238A repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

239 Rights to demand copies of accounts and reports. E+W+S

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F38 S. 239 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

240 Requirements in connection with publication of accounts. E+W+S

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F39 S. 240 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

[F1 240 Requirements in connection with publication of accounts. E+W+S

(1) If a company publishes any of its statutory accounts, they must be accompanied by the relevant auditors’ report under section 235 F1 . . . .

(2) A company which is required to prepare group accounts for a financial year shall not publish its statutory individual accounts for that year without also publishing with them its statutory group accounts.

(3) If a company publishes non-statutory accounts, it shall publish with them a statement indicating—

(a) that they are not the company’s statutory accounts,

(b) whether statutory accounts dealing with any financial year with which the non-statutory accounts purport to deal have been delivered to the registrar,

(c) whether the company’s auditors have made a report under section 235 on the statutory accounts for any such financial year F1 . . . [F1 and , ]

[F1 (d) whether any such auditors' report–

(i) was qualified or unqualified, or included a reference to any matters to which the auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying the report, or

(ii) contained a statement under section 237(2) or (3) (accounting records or returns inadequate, accounts not agreeing with records and returns or failure to obtain necessary information and explanations); F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

and it shall not publish with the non-statutory accounts any auditors’ report under section 235 [F1 or any report made for the purposes of section 249A(2)].

(4) For the purposes of this section a company shall be regarded as publishing a document if it publishes, issues or circulates it or otherwise makes it available for public inspection in a manner calculated to invite members of the public generally, or any class of members of the public, to read it.

(5) References in this section to a company’s statutory accounts are to its individual or group accounts for a financial year as required to be delivered to the registrar under section 242; and references to the publication by a company of ''non-statutory accounts’’ are to the publication of—

(a) any balance sheet or profit and loss account relating to, or purporting to deal with, a financial year of the company, or

(b) an account in any form purporting to be a balance sheet or profit and loss account for the group consisting of the company and its subsidiary undertakings relating to, or purporting to deal with, a financial year of the company,

otherwise than as part of the company’s statutory accounts.

(6) A company which contravenes any provision of this section, and any officer of it who is in default, is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine.]

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F1 New ss. 238–240 inserted (subject to the saving and transitional provisions in S.I. 1990/355, arts. 6–9, Sch. 2, by Companies Act 1989 (c. 40, SIF 27), ss. 1, 10, 213(2) as part of the text inserted in place of ss. 221–262 (as mentioned in s. 1(a) of the 1989 Act)

F1 Words in s. 240(1) repealed (1.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1175, 1295, 1300, Sch. 9 para. 1(a), Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/674, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with savings in art. 6)

F1 Words in s. 240(3)(c) repealed (1.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1175, 1295, 1300, Sch. 9 para. 1(b), Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/674, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with savings in art. 6)

F1 Word in s. 240(3) inserted (1.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1175, 1300, Sch. 9 para. 1(c); S.I. 2008/674, art. 3 (with savings in art. 6)

F1 S. 240(3)(d)(e) substituted for s. 240(3)(d) (12.11.2004 with effect as mentioned in reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Companies Act 1985 (International Accounting Standards and Other Accounting Amendments) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2947), reg. 8(b)

F1 S. 240(3)(e) and preceding word repealed (1.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1175, 1295, 1300, Sch. 9 para. 1(d), Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/674, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with savings in art. 6)

F1 Words in s. 240(3) added (11.8.1994) by S.I. 1994/1935, reg. 4, Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 1(3)(c)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 240 applied (with modifications) (31.12.2004) by The Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd's Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3219), reg. 3(4)(a), Sch.

C1 S. 240(5) amended by S.I. 1990/2570, reg. 8(2)(a)

Laying and delivering of accounts and reports E+W+S+N.I.

241 Accounts and reports to be laid before company in general meeting. E+W+S

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F40 S. 241 repealed (1.10.2007 with application to private companies otherwise 6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/2194, art. 8, Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with art. 12); S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

241A Members’ approval of directors’ remuneration report E+W+S+N.I.

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F41 S. 241A repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

242 Accounts and reports to be delivered to the registrar. E+W+S

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F42 S. 242 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

242A Civil penalty for failure to deliver accounts. E+W+S

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F43 S. 242A repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2)); table in s. 242A(2) expressed to be substituted and s. 242A(2A) expressed to be inserted (6.4.2008 with application in accordance with reg. 1 of the amending S.I.) by The Companies (Late Filing Penalties) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Filing Periods and Late Filing Penalties) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/497), reg. 5 and {reg. 3} respectively

242B Delivery and publication of accounts in ECUs E+W+S

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F44 S. 242B repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

243 Accounts of subsidiary undertakings to be appended in certain cases. E+W+S+N.I.

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F45 S. 243 omitted (12.11.2004 with effect as mentioned in reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Companies Act 1985 (International Accounting Standards and Other Accounting Amendments) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2947), reg. 15, Sch. 7 para. 6

244 Period allowed for laying and delivering accounts and reports. E+W+S

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F46 S. 244 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

Revision of defective accounts and reports E+W+S

245 Voluntary revision of annual accounts or directors’ report. E+W+S

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F47 S. 245 repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

245A Secretary of State’s notice in respect of annual accounts. E+W+S

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F48 S. 245A repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

245B Application to court in respect of defective accounts. E+W+S

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F49 S. 245B repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

245C Other persons authorised to apply to court. E+W+S

F50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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F50 S. 245C repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

245D Disclosure of information held by Inland Revenue to persons authorised to apply to court E+W+S

F51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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F51 S. 245D repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

245E Restrictions on use and further disclosure of information disclosed under section 245D E+W+S

F52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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F52 S. 245E repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

245F Power of authorised persons to require documents, information and explanations E+W+S

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F53 S. 245F repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))

245G Restrictions on further disclosure of information obtained under section 245F E+W+S

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F54 S. 245G repealed (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/3495, art. 8(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 7, 12, Sch. 4 paras. 9(2), 12(2))