Companies Act 1976

44 Interpretation

(1) In this Act—

• " the Act of 1948 " means the [1948 c. 38.] Companies Act 1948 ;

• " the Act of 1967 " means the [1967 c. 81.] Companies Act 1967 ;

• " the Companies Acts " means the Acts which under section 45(2) below may be cited together as the Companies Acts 1948 to 1976 ; and

• " oversea company " has the meaning given in section 9(1) above.

(2) Except in so far as the context otherwise requires, any expression to which a meaning is assigned by the Act of 1948 for the purposes of that Act has that meaning also for the purposes of this Act.

(3) References in this Act to a body corporate shall be construed as not including a corporation sole or a Scottish firm but as including a company incorporated outside Great Britain.

(4) Except in so far as the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to an enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any other enactment, including this Act.

(5) Any reference in the Act of 1948, the Act of 1967 or any other Act passed before this Act to an enactment which is amended by this Act shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as referring to that enactment as so amended.