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          <CommentaryRef Ref="c19383901"/><CommentaryRef Ref="c19487761"/>Part XXV</Number><Title> Miscellaneous and Supplementary Provisions</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S" RestrictStartDate="2009-10-01" ConfersPower="true"><Title> Obligations of company as to inspection of registers, &amp;c.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/6/section/723A" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/6/section/723A" id="section-723A"><Pnumber>723A</Pnumber><P1para><Text><CommentaryRef Ref="c19886371"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c19383901" Type="C"><Para><Text>Power to amend and modify Pt. 25 conferred (1.7.2005) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/27" id="c09020" Year="2004" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="27" Title="Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004">Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 (c. 27)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c09021" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/27/section/58/b" CitationRef="c09020" SectionRef="section-58-b" Operative="true">ss. 58(b)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c09022" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/27/section/65" CitationRef="c09020" SectionRef="section-65">65</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/3322" id="c09023" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2004" Number="3322">S.I. 2004/3322</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c09024" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/3322/article/2/3" CitationRef="c09023" SectionRef="article-2-3" Operative="true">art. 2(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c09025" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/3322/schedule/3" CitationRef="c09023" SectionRef="schedule-3">Sch. 3</CitationSubRef> (subject to <CitationSubRef id="c09026" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/3322/article/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2004/3322/article/13" CitationRef="c09023" Type="group" StartSectionRef="article-3" EndSectionRef="article-13">arts. 3-13</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c19487761" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c09027" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/6/section/716" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/6/section/734" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-716" EndSectionRef="section-734">Ss. 716-734</CitationSubRef> repealed (prosp.) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46" id="c09028" Year="2006" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="46" Title="Companies Act 2006">Companies Act 2006 (c. 46)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c09029" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1295" CitationRef="c09028" SectionRef="section-1295">ss. 1295</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c09030" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1300" CitationRef="c09028" SectionRef="section-1300">1300</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c09031" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/schedule/16" CitationRef="c09028" SectionRef="schedule-16" Operative="true">Sch. 16</CitationSubRef> and the repeal being partly in force, as to which see individual sections.</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c19886371" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c08740" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/6/section/721" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/6/section/725" Type="group" StartSectionRef="section-721" EndSectionRef="section-725">Ss. 721-725</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c08741" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/6/section/726/1" SectionRef="section-726-1">726(1)</CitationSubRef> repealed (1.10.2009) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46" id="c08742" Year="2006" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="46" Title="Companies Act 2006">Companies Act 2006 (c. 46)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c08743" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1295" CitationRef="c08742" SectionRef="section-1295">ss. 1295</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c08744" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1300" CitationRef="c08742" SectionRef="section-1300">1300</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c08745" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/schedule/16" CitationRef="c08742" SectionRef="schedule-16" Operative="true">Sch. 16</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860" id="c08746" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="2860">S.I. 2008/2860</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c08747" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860/article/4" CitationRef="c08746" SectionRef="article-4" Operative="true">art. 4</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c08748" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860/schedule/1" CitationRef="c08746" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c08749" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860/article/5" CitationRef="c08746" SectionRef="article-5">arts. 5</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c08750" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860/article/7" CitationRef="c08746" SectionRef="article-7">7</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c08751" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860/article/8" CitationRef="c08746" SectionRef="article-8">8</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c08752" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/2860/schedule/2" CitationRef="c08746" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch. 2</CitationSubRef> (as amended by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1802" id="c08753" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="1802">S.I. 2009/1802</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c08754" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1802/article/18" CitationRef="c08753" SectionRef="article-18">art. 18</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c08755" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1802/schedule" CitationRef="c08753" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef> and by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1941" id="c08756" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="1941">S.I. 2009/1941</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c08757" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1941/article/13" CitationRef="c08756" SectionRef="article-13">art. 13</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>