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            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.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-07-24</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-07-16</dct:valid>
					
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RestrictStartDate="2020-12-31"><Title><Emphasis><Addition ChangeId="d29p90660" CommentaryRef="c19704071">Transfer of papers to third countries</Addition></Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2008-04-06"><Title><Addition ChangeId="d29p90660" CommentaryRef="c19704071">Publication of working arrangements</Addition></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1253F" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1253F" id="section-1253F"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d29p90660" CommentaryRef="c19704071">1253F</Addition></Pnumber><P1para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p90660" CommentaryRef="c19704071">If the Secretary of State enters into working arrangements in accordance with section 1253E, he must publish on a website without undue delay—</Addition></Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1253F/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1253F/a" id="section-1253F-a"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d29p90660" CommentaryRef="c19704071">a</Addition></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p90660" CommentaryRef="c19704071">the name of the third country competent authority with which he has entered into such arrangements, and</Addition></Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/1253F/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/1253F/b" id="section-1253F-b"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="d29p90660" CommentaryRef="c19704071">b</Addition></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Addition ChangeId="d29p90660" CommentaryRef="c19704071">the country or territory in which it is established.</Addition></Text></P3para></P3></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c19688391" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 42 modified (6.4.2008) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3494" id="c16376" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2007" Number="3494" Title="The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007">The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3494)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c16376" id="c16377" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3494/regulation/43" SectionRef="regulation-43" Operative="true">reg. 43</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c19704071" Type="F"><Para><Text>Ss. 1253D-1253F and cross-heading inserted (6.4.2008) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3494" id="c16370" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2007" Number="3494" Title="The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007">The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3494)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c16370" id="c16371" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3494/regulation/15/1" SectionRef="regulation-15-1" Operative="true">reg. 15(1)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c16370" id="c16372" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/3494/regulation/15/2" SectionRef="regulation-15-2">reg. 15(2)</CitationSubRef> (as amended by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/499" id="c16373" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="499">S.I. 2008/499</Citation>), <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c16373" id="c16374" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/499/regulation/2/4" SectionRef="regulation-2-4">reg. 2(4)</CitationSubRef>))</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c19925831" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 42: functions transferred in part (6.4.2008 in accordance with art. 1 of the amending S.I.) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/496" id="c16379" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="496" Title="The Statutory Auditors (Delegation of Functions etc) Order 2008">The Statutory Auditors (Delegation of Functions etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/496)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c16379" id="c16380" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/496/article/4" SectionRef="article-4" Operative="true">art. 4</CitationSubRef> (which amending S.I. was revoked (2.7.2012) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/1741" id="c16381" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2012" Number="1741">S.I. 2012/1741</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c16381" id="c16382" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/1741/article/6" SectionRef="article-6" Operative="true">art. 6</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c19925871" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 42 applied (with modifications) (15.8.2008) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/1950" id="c16384" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2008" Number="1950" Title="The Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd's Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts) Regulations 2008">The Insurance Accounts Directive (Lloyd's Syndicate and Aggregate Accounts) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1950)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c16384" id="c16385" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2008/1950/regulation/6/5" SectionRef="regulation-6-5" Operative="true">reg. 6(5)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-7fe6ed7c5a91a4d5d00a024f7b033a4e" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 42 applied (with modifications) (4.4.2014 for specified purposes, 16.12.2014 in so far as not already in force) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2" id="d9e4" Year="2014" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="2" Title="Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014">Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc184323065131" CitationRef="d9e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/section/49/1" SectionRef="section-49-1">s. 49(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc189687049938" CitationRef="d9e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/schedule/5/paragraph/1" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/schedule/5/paragraph/27" Operative="true" Type="group" StartSectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-1" EndSectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-27">Sch. 5 paras. 1-27</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="cc141765218226" CitationRef="d9e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/2/schedule/13/paragraph/11" SectionRef="schedule-13-paragraph-11">Sch. 13 para. 11</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/900" id="d9e16" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2014" Number="900">S.I. 2014/900</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc174925632820" CitationRef="d9e16" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/900/article/2/j" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2-j">art. 2(j)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/3319" id="d9e23" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2014" Number="3319">S.I. 2014/3319</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc124328176361" CitationRef="d9e23" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/3319/article/2/e" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-2-e">art. 2(e)</CitationSubRef> (as amended: (31.12.2020) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/177" id="d9e29" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2019" Number="177">S.I. 2019/177</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc156920729645" CitationRef="d9e29" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/177/regulation/2" SectionRef="regulation-2">regs. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc158620055689" CitationRef="d9e29" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/177/regulation/57" Operative="true" SectionRef="regulation-57">57</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1" id="d9e39" Year="2020" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="1">2020 c. 1</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc154360575746" CitationRef="d9e39" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/5/paragraph/1/1" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-1-1">Sch. 5 para. 1(1)</CitationSubRef> and <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/504" id="d9e45" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2019" Number="504">S.I. 2019/504</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc111030734032" CitationRef="d9e45" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/504/regulation/1/2" SectionRef="regulation-1-2">regs. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc153444365641" CitationRef="d9e45" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/504/regulation/3" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/504/regulation/6" Operative="true" Type="group" StartSectionRef="regulation-3" EndSectionRef="regulation-6">3-6</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1" id="d9e54" Year="2020" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="1">2020 c. 1</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc136772646346" CitationRef="d9e54" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/5/paragraph/1/1" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-1-1">Sch. 5 para. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>; and (1.7.2022) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31" id="d9e61" Year="2022" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="31">2022 c. 31</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc101923003879" CitationRef="d9e61" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31/section/186/6" SectionRef="section-186-6">s. 186(6)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc165083499771" CitationRef="d9e61" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31/schedule/4/paragraph/216" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-216">Sch. 4 para. 216</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc145584393232" CitationRef="d9e61" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31/schedule/7/paragraph/28" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-7-paragraph-28">Sch. 7 para. 28</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734" id="d9e73" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2022" Number="734">S.I. 2022/734</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc115099706603" CitationRef="d9e73" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/2/a" SectionRef="regulation-2-a">reg. 2(a)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc154122800182" CitationRef="d9e73" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/schedule" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="cc146238732263" CitationRef="d9e73" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/13" SectionRef="regulation-13">regs. 13</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc180839808270" CitationRef="d9e73" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/29" SectionRef="regulation-29">29</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc148424758204" CitationRef="d9e73" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/734/regulation/30" SectionRef="regulation-30">30</CitationSubRef>); and (1.1.2024) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/1424" id="c9cye3ei5-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2023" Number="1424" Title="The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023">The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1424)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc150429187212" CitationRef="c9cye3ei5-00007" SectionRef="regulation-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/1424/regulation/1/2">reg. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc175759268826" CitationRef="c9cye3ei5-00007" SectionRef="schedule-paragraph-82" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2023/1424/schedule/paragraph/82" Operative="true">Sch. para. 82</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-c0ac08fa575fd74707948f89b170fbca" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 42: functions transferred in part (2.7.2012) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/1741" id="d9e4" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2012" Number="1741" Title="The Statutory Auditors (Amendment of Companies Act 2006 and Delegation of Functions etc) Order 2012">The Statutory Auditors (Amendment of Companies Act 2006 and Delegation of Functions etc) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1741)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc158061909543" CitationRef="d9e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/1741/article/1/2" SectionRef="article-1-2">arts. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc102564730582" CitationRef="d9e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/1741/article/7" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-7">7</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc170041248425" CitationRef="d9e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/1741/article/8" SectionRef="article-8">8</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc143829745405" CitationRef="d9e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/1741/article/9" SectionRef="article-9">9</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="cc177480465630" CitationRef="d9e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/1741/article/16" SectionRef="article-16">art. 16</CitationSubRef>) </Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>