The Companies (Consolidation) Act 1908 (
8 Edw. 7. c. 69) was an
Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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, which was part of the
company law of that country and of the
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This Act was one of the Companies Acts 1908 to 1928. This Act was to be construed as one with the Companies Act 1913 (
3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 25).
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The whole Act was repealed by section 381(1) of, and Part I of the Twelfth Schedule to, the Companies Act 1929 ( 19 & 20 Geo. 5.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The whole Act was repealed, as to the Republic of Ireland, by section 3(1) of, and the Twelfth Schedule to, the Companies Act, 1963, subject to the savings in section 3 of that Act.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The words from "(i) with intent to defraud," to "altered or," in section 38(1) were repealed by section 20 of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the Forgery Act 1913.
Section 38(2) was repealed by section 20 of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the Forgery Act 1913.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This section was repealed by sections 19(3) and 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.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Section 41(3) was repealed by sections 12(b) and 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.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This section was repealed by section 118(3) of, and the Third Schedule to, the Companies Act 1928.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'' 9291 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.
See also
* Companies Act
References
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Fifth Edition
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