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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="2013-04-06"><Number><CommentaryRef Ref="c22573511"/><CommentaryRef Ref="c22573511"/>Chapter 1</Number><Title>Companies registered in England and Wales or in Northern Ireland</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/part/25/chapter/1/crossheading/avoidance-of-certain-charges" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/part/25/chapter/1/crossheading/avoidance-of-certain-charges" NumberOfProvisions="1" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." Match="false" id="part-25-chapter-1-crossheading-avoidance-of-certain-charges" RestrictStartDate="2009-10-01" RestrictEndDate="2013-04-06"><Title><Emphasis>Avoidance of certain charges</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." Match="false" RestrictStartDate="2009-10-01" RestrictEndDate="2013-04-06"><Title>Consequence of failure to register charges created by a company</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/874" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/874" id="section-874"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="c20602391"/>874</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/874/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/874/1" id="section-874-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>If a company creates a charge to which section 860 applies, the charge is void (so far as any security on the company's property or undertaking is conferred by it) against—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/874/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/874/1/a" id="section-874-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a liquidator of the company,</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/874/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/874/1/b" id="section-874-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>an administrator of the company, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/874/1/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/874/1/c" id="section-874-1-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a creditor of the company,</Text></P3para></P3><Text>unless that section is complied with.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/874/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/874/2" id="section-874-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Subsection (1) is subject to the provisions of this Chapter.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/874/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/section/874/3" id="section-874-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Subsection (1) is without prejudice to any contract or obligation for repayment of the money secured by the charge; and when a charge becomes void under this section, the money secured by it immediately becomes payable.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c20596431" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 25 excluded (17.2.2009 for certain purposes, otherwise 21.2.2009) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/1" id="c11049" Year="2001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="1" Title="Banking Act 2001">Banking Act 2001 (c. 1)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c11050" CitationRef="c11049" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/1/section/252/1" SectionRef="section-252-1" Operative="true">s. 252(1)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c11051" CitationRef="c11049" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/1/section/247" SectionRef="section-247">s. 247</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/296" id="c11052" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="296">S.I. 2009/296</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c11053" CitationRef="c11052" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/296/article/2" SectionRef="article-2" Operative="true">arts. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c11054" CitationRef="c11052" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/296/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c11055" CitationRef="c11052" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/296/schedule" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c20602391" Type="C"><Para><Text>S. 874 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1804" id="c18194" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="1804" Title="The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009">The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1804)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c18195" CitationRef="c18194" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1804/regulation/2" SectionRef="regulation-2">regs. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c18196" CitationRef="c18194" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1804/regulation/37" SectionRef="regulation-37" Operative="true">37</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c21177011" 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="c11057" 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 id="c11058" CitationRef="c11057" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2011/1265/article/5/1" SectionRef="article-5-1">art. 5(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c11059" CitationRef="c11057" 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="c22573511" Type="F"><Para><Text>Pt. 25 Chs. 1, 2 repealed (6.4.2013) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/600" id="c10970" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2013" Number="600" Title="The Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Part 25) Regulations 2013">The Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Part 25) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/600)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c10971" CitationRef="c10970" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/600/regulation/1" SectionRef="regulation-1">regs. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c10972" CitationRef="c10970" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/600/regulation/3" SectionRef="regulation-3" Operative="true">3</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-e080a46c950cf5566cbd927d7dd04565" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="part-25" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/46/part/25" id="cw0nk5wl2-00128">Pt. 25</CitationSubRef> applied (with modifications) (8.12.2017) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1212" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2017" Number="1212" Title="The Risk Transformation Regulations 2017" id="cw0nk5wl2-00129">The Risk Transformation Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1212)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1212/regulation/1/2" CitationRef="cw0nk5wl2-00129" id="cw0nk5wl2-00130">regs. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-155-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1212/regulation/155/1" CitationRef="cw0nk5wl2-00129" Operative="true" id="cw0nk5wl2-00131">155(1)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-155-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1212/regulation/155/2" CitationRef="cw0nk5wl2-00129" id="cw0nk5wl2-00132">(2)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-161" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1212/regulation/161" CitationRef="cw0nk5wl2-00129" id="cw0nk5wl2-00133">regs. 161</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-189" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1212/regulation/189" CitationRef="cw0nk5wl2-00129" id="cw0nk5wl2-00134">189</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-ed2bd120b30cbbba89c3d960c3b0907d" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 25 modified (16.12.2016) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1239" id="chvr2xng2-00021" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2016" Number="1239" Title="The Bank Recovery and Resolution Order 2016">The Bank Recovery and Resolution Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1239)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="chvr2xng2-00022" CitationRef="chvr2xng2-00021" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1239/article/1/2" SectionRef="article-1-2">arts. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="chvr2xng2-00023" CitationRef="chvr2xng2-00021" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1239/article/28/3" SectionRef="article-28-3" Operative="true">28(3)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-f20547d36b7be1b059aa2957aa3ab372" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 25 modified (10.1.2015) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/3344" id="ce2szc4w2-00020" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2014" Number="3344" Title="The Building Societies (Bail-in) Order 2014">The Building Societies (Bail-in) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3344)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="ce2szc4w2-00021" CitationRef="ce2szc4w2-00020" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/3344/article/1" SectionRef="article-1">arts. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="ce2szc4w2-00022" CitationRef="ce2szc4w2-00020" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/3344/article/3/3" SectionRef="article-3-3" Operative="true">3(3)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>