Overview of the Structure of the Act
6.The general arrangement of the Act is as follows:
| PART | SUMMARY |
|---|---|
| Parts 1 to 7 | The fundamentals of what a company is, how it can be formed and what it can be called. |
| Parts 8 to 12 | The members (shareholders) and officers (management) of a company |
| Parts 13 and 14 | How companies may take decisions |
| Parts 15 and 16 | The safeguards for ensuring that the officers of a company are accountable to its members |
| Parts 17 to 25 | Raising share capital, capital maintenance, annual returns, and company charges |
| Parts 26 to 28 | Company reconstructions, mergers and takeovers |
| Parts 29 to 39 | The regulatory framework, application to companies not formed under the Companies Acts and other company law provisions |
| Parts 40 to 42 | Overseas disqualification of directors, business names and statutory auditors |
| Part 43 | Transparency obligations |
| Parts 44 to 47 | Miscellaneous and general |