Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845

Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act for consolidating in One Act certain Provisions usually inserted in Acts with respect to the Constitution of Companies incorporated for carrying on Undertakings of a public Nature.
Citation8 & 9 Vict. c. 16
Territorial extent 
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Dates
Royal assent8 May 1845
Commencement8 May 1845[c]
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Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
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Text of the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 16) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that standardised provisions and definitions relating to joint stock companies in England and Wales and Ireland.[1]

The act also prescribed the governance and shareholder protection rules that had to be included in future statutory incorporations.[2]

The Companies Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 17) made similar provisions for Scotland.

As of 2026, the act remains in force in the United Kingdom.

Subsequent developments

Section 158 of the act, including that section as incorporated in any other act, was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part XIX of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976, which came into force on 27 May 1976.[3]

Section 143 of the act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and group 1 of part I of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986, which came into force on 2 May 1986.[4]

Section 126 of the act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and group 3 of part I of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993, which came into force on 5 November 1993.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 4.
  2. ↑ Section 163.
  3. ↑ Section 1.

References

  1. ↑ "Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 | LexisNexis". www.lexisnexis.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Turner, John D. "The development of English company law before 1900". QUCEH Working Paper Series No. 2017-01.
  3. ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1976 c. 16
  4. ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1986 c. 12
  5. ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1993 c. 50
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