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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate the Companies Act, 1929, the Companies Act, 1947 (other than the provisions thereof relating to the registration of business names, bankruptcy and the prevention of fraud in connection with unit trusts), and certain other enactments amending the first-mentioned Act. |
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| Citation | 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 38 |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 30 June 1948 |
| Commencement | 1 July 1948[c] |
| Repealed | 1 July 1985 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Companies Act 1929 |
| Amended by | Companies Act 1985 |
| Repealed by | Companies Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Companies Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 38) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which regulated UK company law. Its descendant is the Companies Act 2006.
Repeal
[edit]The whole act was repealed by sections 28, 29 and 31(9) of, and schedule 1 to, the Companies Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985.
Cases decided under this Act
[edit]- Bushell v Faith [1970] AC 1099
- Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd v Meyer
- Stonegate Securities Ltd v Gregory [1980] Ch 576
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Section 462(1).
- ^ Section 461.
- ^ Section 462(2). The date is that on which the Companies Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 47) came into force, and it was expressly provided that this Act would come into force immediately after those provisions came into force.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Text of the Companies Act 1948 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
