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C1Pts. 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
(1)A “private company” is any company that is not a public company.
(2)A “public company” is a company limited by shares or limited by guarantee and having a share capital—
(a)whose certificate of incorporation states that it is a public company, and
(b)in relation to which the requirements of this Act, or the former Companies Acts, as to registration or re-registration as a public company have been complied with on or after the relevant date.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) the relevant date is—
(a)in relation to registration or re-registration in Great Britain, 22nd December 1980;
(b)in relation to registration or re-registration in Northern Ireland, 1st July 1983.
(4)For the two major differences between private and public companies, see Part 20.