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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="2025-11-18"><Number><CommentaryRef Ref="key-016cd5a86776d76aca52b18fc6b93113"/><Strong><CommentaryRef Ref="c21176881"/>Part 12</Strong></Number><Title>Company secretaries</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/part/12/crossheading/provisions-applying-to-private-companies-with-a-secretary-and-to-public-companies" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/part/12/crossheading/provisions-applying-to-private-companies-with-a-secretary-and-to-public-companies" NumberOfProvisions="7" RestrictStartDate="2024-03-04" id="part-12-crossheading-provisions-applying-to-private-companies-with-a-secretary-and-to-public-companies" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I."><Title><Emphasis>Provisions applying to private companies with a secretary and to public companies</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2023-10-26"><Title>Particulars of secretaries to be registered: individuals</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/277" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/277" id="section-277"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="key-7be107f375569961c22ca4b81c6b78c7"/>277</Pnumber><P1para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c21176881" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pts. 1-39 (except for Pt. 7 and ss. 662-669), 45-47 extended (12.5.2011)  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/1265" id="c03692" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2011" Number="1265" Title="The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011">The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1265)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c03692" id="c03693" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/1265/article/5/1" SectionRef="article-5-1">art. 5(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c03692" id="c03694" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/1265/schedule/1/paragraph/2" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-2" Operative="true">Sch. 1 para. 2</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-016cd5a86776d76aca52b18fc6b93113" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pts. 1-39 modified (31.12.2020) by Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001, Art. AAA1(3) (as inserted by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/1298" id="d10e4" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2018" Number="1298" Title="Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018">The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d10e4" id="ccd8e720221107141016015Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/1298/regulation/1" SectionRef="regulation-1">regs. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d10e4" id="ccd8e1020221107141016015Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/1298/regulation/97" Operative="true" SectionRef="regulation-97">97</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d10e4" id="ccd8e1320221107141016015Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/1298/regulation/140" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/1298/regulation/145" Type="group" StartSectionRef="regulation-140" EndSectionRef="regulation-145">regs. 140-145</CitationSubRef>) (as amended by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/523" id="d10e16" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2020" Number="523">S.I. 2020/523</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d10e16" id="ccd8e2020221107141016015Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/523/regulation/1/2" SectionRef="regulation-1-2">regs. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d10e16" id="ccd8e2320221107141016015Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/523/regulation/5/a" UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/523/regulation/5/f" Operative="false" Type="group" StartSectionRef="regulation-5-a" EndSectionRef="regulation-5-f">5(a)-(f)</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1" id="d10e26" Year="2020" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="1">2020 c. 1</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d10e26" id="ccd8e2920221107141016015Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/5/paragraph/1/1" Operative="false" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-1-1">Sch. 5 para. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-7be107f375569961c22ca4b81c6b78c7" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="czpbyxze5-00817" SectionRef="part-12-crossheading-option-to-keep-information-on-the-central-register" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/part/12/crossheading/option-to-keep-information-on-the-central-register">S. 274A-279F and cross-heading</CitationSubRef> omitted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 18.11.2025 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/56" id="czpbyxze5-00818" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2023" Number="56" Title="Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023">Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="czpbyxze5-00818" id="czpbyxze5-00819" SectionRef="section-219-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/56/section/219/1">s. 219(1)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef CitationRef="czpbyxze5-00818" id="czpbyxze5-00820" SectionRef="section-219-2-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/56/section/219/2/b">(2)(b)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="czpbyxze5-00818" id="czpbyxze5-00821" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/56/schedule/2/paragraph/5" Operative="true">Sch. 2 para. 5</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/1118" id="czpbyxze5-00822" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2025" Number="1118" Title="The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2025">S.I. 2025/1118</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="czpbyxze5-00822" id="czpbyxze5-00823" SectionRef="regulation-2-1-i" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/1118/regulation/2/1/i">reg. 2(1)(i)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef CitationRef="czpbyxze5-00822" id="czpbyxze5-00824" SectionRef="regulation-2-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/1118/regulation/2/4">(4)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>