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Company law in United Kingdom

Company formation, governance, directors, ownership, filings, and corporate obligations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

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  • United Kingdom

    Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002

    8 provisions

    This part sets rules for creating and managing commonhold land, including registration, commonhold statements, unit transfers, and the powers and duties of the Registrar, commonhold associations, directors, courts, and liquidators.

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  • United Kingdom

    British Steel Act 1988

    1 provisions

    This Act transfers the British Steel Corporation’s property, rights, and liabilities to a Secretary of State–nominated successor company, with Treasury-controlled powers and transitional rules.

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  • United Kingdom

    Ports Act 1991

    3 provisions

    This Part lets relevant port authorities form successor companies, transfer port assets and functions to them, and requires levies and approvals for certain securities disposals.

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  • United Kingdom

    Folkestone Harbour Act 1992

    1 provisions

    This Act lets Folkestone Properties Limited carry out specified harbour works at Folkestone Harbour, but it also sets limits, safety requirements, and conditions for dredging, tidal works, moorings, and some protected parties.

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  • United Kingdom

    Finance Act 2003

    25 provisions

    This segment sets and amends several tax and duty rules, including stamp duty land tax on land transactions, VAT procedures, betting duties, vehicle excise duty, and penalty rules.

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  • United Kingdom

    Transport Act 2000

    25 provisions

    This provision sets safety and licensing rules for air traffic services, gives the Secretary of State and the CAA various powers, and creates offences and penalties for unauthorised service provision and breach of certain directions.

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  • United Kingdom

    Finance Act 2019

    13 provisions

    This provision sets several tax rates and thresholds, changes some income tax and corporation tax rules, adjusts SDLT return deadlines, and gives the Treasury power to make regulations for certain building allowances.

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  • United Kingdom

    Finance Act 2015

    12 provisions

    This provision makes a wide set of tax changes, including income tax and corporation tax rates, updated allowances and limits, employment benefit exemptions, HMRC approval powers, and anti-avoidance rules.

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  • United Kingdom

    Finance Act 2014

    28 provisions

    This provision sets several tax rates, allowances, and PAYE/employment tax rules, and gives HMRC and the Treasury specific powers around notices, regulations, and amendments.

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  • United Kingdom

    Insurance Companies Act 1980

    1 provisions

    This Act can be brought into force on a day appointed by the Secretary of State by statutory instrument, and it extends to Northern Ireland.

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  • United Kingdom

    Finance Act 2026

    19 provisions

    The Act sets tax rates and related rules for income tax, corporation tax, and some employment income provisions, and gives the Treasury power to appoint commencement day by regulations.

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  • United Kingdom

    Company and Business Names (Chamber of Commerce, Etc.) Act 1999

    1 provisions

    The Secretary of State must ensure “chamber of commerce” and the Welsh equivalent are specified in the relevant name-approval regulations, must consult a representative body before deciding certain company-name approvals, and may issue guidance and amend the list of representative bodies.

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  • United Kingdom

    General Cemetery Act 2025

    1 provisions

    This Act sets up rules for transferring the cemetery to a charity, making byelaws, and allowing the Company to extinguish old burial rights and disturb remains in limited cases.

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  • United Kingdom

    Baxi Partnership Limited Trusts Act 2000

    2 provisions

    This Act validates Trust No. 2 and related resolutions and share sales, replaces the deed’s core clauses, and gives the trustees broad powers to run the trust for employees and former employees.

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  • United Kingdom

    British Technology Group Act 1991

    1 provisions

    This Act transfers the property, rights, and liabilities of the listed public bodies to a Secretary of State–nominated successor company, with transitional rules, reserve treatment, and dissolution powers.

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  • United Kingdom

    Commonwealth Development Corporation Act 1999

    1 provisions

    This Act sets up the Corporation’s registration process and gives the Secretary of State and registrar duties and powers around filing, registration, share allotment, and related notices.

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  • United Kingdom

    Transport Act 1985

    12 provisions

    This provision reorganises local bus and passenger transport regulation, including how local services are registered, supervised, varied, or cancelled, and what traffic commissioners and local transport authorities must do.

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  • United Kingdom

    River Humber (Upper Pyewipe Outfall) Act 1992

    1 provisions

    This Act lets the Company build and maintain the authorised outfall works, buy or use needed land and rights, and do related dredging and navigation-safety works, but many steps need approval or consent and some carry fines or compensation duties.

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