http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/171/2011-10-01

Companies Act 2006

An Act to reform company law and restate the greater part of the enactments relating to companies; to make other provision relating to companies and other forms of business organisation; to make provision about directors' disqualification, business names, auditors and actuaries; to amend Part 9 of the Enterprise Act 2002; and for connected purposes.

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2011-10-01

Companies Act 2006

s. 479A(2)(c)(zi)

The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

reg. 4(b)(i)

reg. 2

Companies Act 2006

Sch. 10

para. 6(2D)

The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

reg. 28(e)

reg. 2

Companies Act 2006

Sch. 10

para. 7(2A)

The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

reg. 29(b)

reg. 2

Companies Act 2006

Act

The Companies (Revision of Defective Accounts and Reports) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

reg. 4

reg. 1(1)

Companies Act 2006

Act

The Companies (Revision of Defective Accounts and Reports) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

reg. 9(a)

reg. 1(1)

C5Part 10A company's directors

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Pts. 1-39 (except for Pt. 7 and ss. 662-669), 45-47 extended (12.5.2011) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1265), art. 5(1), Sch. 1 para. 2

Chapter 2General duties of directors

The general duties

I1 C4171C1 C2 C3Duty to act within powers

A director of a company must—

a

act in accordance with the company's constitution, and

b

only exercise powers for the purposes for which they are conferred.

Annotations:

Commencement Information

S. 171 wholly in force at 1.10.2007; s. 171 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 1300; s. 171 in force at 1.10.2007 by S.I. 2007/2194, art. 2(1)(d) (with savings in art. 12 and subject to transitional adaptations specified in Sch. 1)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Ss. 170-177 modified (retrospective to 30.3.2009 at 8.00 a.m.) by The Amendments to Law (Resolution of Dunfermline Building Society) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/814), arts. 1(2), 7, Sch. para. 2(e)

Ss. 170-177 modified (22.2.2008) by The Northern Rock plc Transfer Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/432), art. 17(1), Sch. para. 2(e)

Ss. 170-177 modified (8.00 a.m. on 29.9.2008) by the The Bradford & Bingley plc Transfer of Securities and Property etc. Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2546), art. 13(1)(3), Sch. 1 para. 2(e)

Ss. 170-177 modified (9.30 a.m. on 7.10.2008) by The Heritable Bank plc Transfer of Certain Rights and Liabilities Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2644), art. 26, Sch. 2 para. 2(e)

C5Part 10A company's directors

Chapter 2General duties of directors

The general duties

I1C4171C1C2C3Duty to act within powers

a

b

I1 C4171C1 C2 C3Duty to act within powers