URN 07/721 FAQ Companies Act 2006

A number of documents relating to the Companies Act 2006 are available on the DTI website including the Act itself, supporting secondary legislation and explanatory notes and briefing on latest developments (www.dti.gov.uk/bbf/co-act-2006)

Any advice given in the questions and answers that follow should not be regarded as legally binding; you may want to seek your own legal advice on particular issues. If you have a query regarding the DTI implementation of the Act whish is not answered here, please send an email to CompaniesAct2006@dti.gsi.gov.uk. We will aim to keep this webpage up to date with answers to questions of general interest; we can't offer advice on individual specific circumstances.

The following subjects have attached questions and answers

1. Access to register of members (Part 8 ss 116-119)

2. Accounting Issues

3. Capital Provisions (Part 20)

4. Child Directors and Corporate Directors

5. Control of Political Donations and Expenditure (Part 14)

6. Directors Conflict of interest Duties (Part 10)

7. E-Communications

8. Enforcement Issues

9. False or misleading statements in reports

10. Financial Assistance by private companies for acquisitions of own shares

11. Language & Trading Disclosure Regulations 2006