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be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of |
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1254 | Regulations and orders: affirmative resolution procedure |
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| Where regulations or orders under this Act are subject to “affirmative |
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resolution procedure” the regulations or order must not be made unless a draft |
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of the statutory instrument containing them has been laid before Parliament |
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and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. |
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1255 | Regulations and orders: approval after being made |
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(1) | Regulations or orders under this Act that are subject to “approval after being |
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(a) | must be laid before Parliament after being made, and |
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(b) | cease to have effect at the end of 28 days beginning with the day on |
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which they were made unless during that period they are approved by |
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resolution of each House. |
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(2) | In reckoning the period of 28 days no account shall be taken of any time during |
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which Parliament is dissolved or prorogued or during which both Houses are |
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adjourned for more than four days. |
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(3) | The regulations or order ceasing to have effect does not affect— |
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(a) | anything previously done under them or it, or |
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(b) | the making of new regulations or a new order. |
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1256 | Regulations and orders: supplementary |
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(1) | Regulations or orders under this Act may— |
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(a) | make different provision for different cases or circumstances, |
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(b) | include supplementary, incidental and consequential provision, and |
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(c) | make transitional provision and savings. |
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(2) | Any provision that may be made by regulations under this Act may be made |
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by order; and any provision that may be made by order under this Act may be |
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(3) | Any provision that may be made by regulations or order under this Act for |
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which no Parliamentary procedure is prescribed may be made by regulations |
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or order subject to negative or affirmative resolution procedure. |
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(4) | Any provision that may be made by regulations or order under this Act subject |
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to negative resolution procedure may be made by regulations or order subject |
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to affirmative resolution procedure. |
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1257 | Meaning of “enactment” |
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| In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “enactment” includes— |
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(a) | an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning |
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of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30), |
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(b) | an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of |
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the Scottish Parliament, and |
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(c) | an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern |
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Ireland legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978 |
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Consequential and transitional provisions |
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1258 | Power to make consequential amendments etc |
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(1) | The Secretary of State or the Treasury may by order make such provision |
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amending, repealing or revoking any enactment to which this section applies |
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as they consider necessary or expedient in consequence of any provision made |
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(2) | This section applies to— |
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(a) | any enactment passed or made before the passing of this Act, |
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(b) | any enactment contained in this Act or in subordinate legislation made |
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(c) | any enactment passed or made before the end of the session after that |
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in which this Act is passed. |
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(3) | Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by subsection (1), |
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orders under this section may— |
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(a) | make provision extending to other forms of organisation any provision |
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made by or under this Act in relation to companies, or |
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(b) | make provision corresponding to that made by or under this Act in |
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| in either case with such adaptations or other modifications as appear to the |
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Secretary of State or the Treasury to be necessary or expedient. |
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(4) | The references in subsection (3) to provision made by this Act include |
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provision conferring power to make provision by regulations, orders or other |
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(5) | Amendments and repeals made under this section are additional, and without |
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prejudice, to those made by or under any other provision of this Act. |
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(6) | Orders under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure. |
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| The enactments specified in Schedule 16, which include enactments that are no |
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longer of practical utility, are repealed to the extent specified. |
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1260 | Power to make transitional provision and savings |
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(1) | The Secretary of State or the Treasury may by order make such transitional |
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provision and savings as they consider necessary or expedient in connection |
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with the commencement of any provision made by or under this Act. |
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(2) | An order may, in particular, make such adaptations of provisions brought into |
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force as appear to be necessary or expedient in consequence of other provisions |
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of this Act not yet having come into force. |
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(3) | Transitional provision and savings made under this section are additional, and |
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without prejudice, to those made by or under any other provision of this Act. |
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(4) | Orders under this section are subject to negative resolution procedure. |
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1261 | Continuity of the law |
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(1) | This section applies where any provision of this Act re-enacts (with or without |
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modification) an enactment repealed by this Act. |
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(2) | The repeal and re-enactment does not affect the continuity of the law. |
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(3) | Anything done (including subordinate legislation made), or having effect as if |
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done, under or for the purposes of the repealed provision that could have been |
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done under or for the purposes of the corresponding provision of this Act, if in |
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force or effective immediately before the commencement of that corresponding |
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provision, has effect thereafter as if done under or for the purposes of that |
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(4) | Any reference (express or implied) in this Act or any other enactment, |
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instrument or document to a provision of this Act shall be construed (so far as |
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the context permits) as including, as respects times, circumstances or purposes |
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in relation to which the corresponding repealed provision had effect, a |
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reference to that corresponding provision. |
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(5) | Any reference (express or implied) in any enactment, instrument or document |
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to a repealed provision shall be construed (so far as the context permits), as |
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respects times, circumstances and purposes in relation to which the |
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corresponding provision of this Act has effect, as being or (according to the |
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context) including a reference to the corresponding provision of this Act. |
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(6) | This section has effect subject to any specific transitional provision or saving |
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(7) | References in this section to this Act include subordinate legislation made |
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(8) | In this section “subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the |
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Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30). |
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| The short title of this Act is the Companies Act 2006. |
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| Except as otherwise provided (or the context otherwise requires), the |
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provisions of this Act extend to the whole of the United Kingdom. |
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(1) | The following provisions come into force on the day this Act is passed— |
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(a) | Part 43 (transparency obligations and related matters), except the |
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amendment in paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 15 of the definition of |
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“regulated market” in Part 6 of the Financial Services and Markets Act |
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(b) | in Part 44 (miscellaneous provisions)— |
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section 1238 (bodies concerned with actuarial standards), and |
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section 1240 (application of provisions in Scotland and Northern |
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(c) | Part 46 (general supplementary provisions), except section 1259 and |
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Schedule 16 (repeals), and |
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(2) | The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as may be |
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appointed by order of the Secretary of State or the Treasury. |
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