Companies (Consolidation) Act 1908

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Companies (Consolidation) Act 1908 [1]
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act to consolidate the Companies Act, 1862, and the Acts amending it.
Citation 8 Edw. 7. c. 69
Dates
Royal assent 21 December 1908
Other legislation
Repealed by Companies Act 1929
Status: Repealed
Companies Act 1913
Act of Parliament
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Citation 3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 25
Other legislation
Repealed by Companies Act 1929
Status: Repealed

The Companies (Consolidation) Act 1908 (8 Edw. 7. c. 69) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which was part of the company law of that country and of the Republic of Ireland.

Contents

This Act was one of the Companies Acts 1908 to 1928. [2] This Act was to be construed as one with the Companies Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 25). [3]

The whole Act was repealed by section 381(1) of, and Part I of the Twelfth Schedule to, the Companies Act 1929 (19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 23), subject to sections 381(2) and 382 of that Act.

The whole Act was repealed, as to the Republic of Ireland, by section 3(1) of, and the Twelfth Schedule to, the Companies Act, 1963, subject to the savings in section 3 of that Act.

This Act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2(1) of, and Part 4 of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 2007.

As to companies registered under this Act, see formerly sections 675 to 677 of the Companies Act 1985 and sections 377 to 379 of the Companies Act 1948; and sections 625 to 627 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (SI 1986/1032) (NI 6).

This Act was amended by section 99 of, and the Second Schedule to the Companies Act 1928 (18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 45).

Section 18

Section 18(3) was inserted by section 4(c) of the Companies Act 1928.

Section 26

Section 26(3) was substituted by section 10(1) of the Companies Act 1928.

Section 30

Section 30(3) was substituted by section 9(b) of the Companies Act 1928.

Section 34

This section was substituted by section 10(1) of the Companies Act 1928.

Section 38

The words from "(i) with intent to defraud," to "altered or," in section 38(1) were repealed by section 20 of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the Forgery Act 1913.

Section 38(2) was repealed by section 20 of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the Forgery Act 1913.

Section 40

This section was repealed by sections 19(3) and 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

Section 41

Section 41(3) was repealed by sections 12(b) and 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

Section 42

This section was substituted by section 14 of the Companies Act 1928.

Section 44

Section 44(1A) was inserted by section 15(b) of the Companies Act 1928.

Section 45

This section was repealed by section 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

Section 48

This section was substituted by section 19(1) of the Companies Act 1928.

Section 56

This section was repealed by section 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

Section 82

This section was repealed by section 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

Section 84

Section 84(2) was repealed by section 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

Section 85

Section 85(7) was repealed by section 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

Section 109

Section 109(7) was repealed by section 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

Section 114

This section was repealed by section 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

Section 119

This section was repealed by section 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

Section 121

Section 121(2) was repealed by section 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

Section 131

Section 131(1) to (4) and (8) were repealed by section 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

Section 151

Section 151(1)(c) was repealed by section 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

Section 188

This section was repealed by section 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

Section 190

This section was repealed by section 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

Section 198

This section was repealed by section 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

Section 212

Re Parkes Garage (Swadlincote) Ltd [1929] 1 Ch 139 was decided under this section.

Section 217

This section was repealed by section 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

Section 218

This section was repealed by section 17 of, and the Schedule to, the Perjury Act 1911.

Section 238

The words "and fees" in section 238(1), so far as they related to the High Court, were repealed by section 29(4) of, and the Fifth Schedule to, the Administration of Justice Act 1925.

Section 274

Section 274(3) was repealed by section 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

Section 281

The words  "on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and" and the words "in either case" were repealed by section 17 of, and the Schedule to, the Perjury Act 1911.

Schedule 2

This Schedule was repealed by section 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.

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References

  1. The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 295 of this Act.
  2. The Companies Act 1928 (18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 45), section 118(1)
  3. The Companies Act 1913, section 2