 
Company Law Reform Bill
Debates in Parliament
Debates in the House of Lords
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The Company Law Reform Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 1 November 2005 and brought forward to the House of Commons
on 24 May 2006. The table below provides a link to the Hansard report for each debate on the Bill.
House of Commons
| Day |
Date |
Hansard |
Clauses |
Subject summary |
| SECOND READING |
| - |
6 June |
Link |
- |
- |
| COMMITTEE |
| 1st Day |
15 June (morning) |
Link |
- |
Programme Motion on Bill |
| 2nd Day |
20 June (morning) |
Link |
1 - 22 |
Formation; Constitution |
| 20 June (afternoon) |
Link |
22 - 57 |
Constitution; Capacity; Company's name |
| 3rd Day |
22 June (morning) |
Link |
57 - 67 |
Company's name; |
| 22 June (afternoon) |
Link |
67 - 115 |
Company's name; Register of members |
| 4th Day
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27 June (morning) |
Link |
115 - 137 |
Register of members |
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27 June
(afternoon)
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Link
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253 - 259
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Company Secretaries
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5th Day
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29 June
(morning)
|
Link
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260 - 277
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Company Secretaries; Resolutions and meetings
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29 June
(afternoon)
|
Link |
277 - 356 |
Resolutions and meetings, Political Donations |
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6th Day
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4 July (morning)
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Link
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356 - 361, 604 - 641, 676 - 726
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Political Donations, Information about interests in company's shares, Company Investigations, Dissolution and restoration,
UK Companies not formed under the Companies Acts; Overseas companies; Registrar
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4 July (afternoon)
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Link
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727 - 857
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Registrar, Offences, Supplementary provisions, Interpretation, Minor amendments, Business names, Statutory Auditors
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7th Day
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6 July
(morning)
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Link
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858 - 925, 139 - 142
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Statutory Auditors, Transparency Obligations, Miscellaneous, Northern Ireland, Supplementary, Final provisions, Directors
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House of Lords
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Day
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Date
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Hansard
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Clauses
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Subject summary
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| SECOND READING |
|
-
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11 January
|
Link
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-
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-
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| GRAND COMMITTEE |
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1st Day
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30 January
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Link
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1 - 72
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Formation; Constitution; Capacity; Company name
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2nd Day
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1 February
|
Link
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73 - 153
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Company name; Registered office; Re-registration; Members; Members' rights; Directors
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3rd Day
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6 February
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Link
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154 - 158
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Directors duties
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4th Day
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9 February
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Link
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159 - 238
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Directors
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5th Day
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27 February
|
Link
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239 - 287
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Derivative claims and actions; Company secretaries; Resolutions & meetings
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6th Day
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1 March
|
Link
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288 - 399
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Resolutions & meetings; Accounts
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7th Day
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7 March
|
Link
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400 - 491
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Accounts (Publication)
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8th Day
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14 March
|
Link
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492 - 525
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Audit
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9th Day
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15 March
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Link
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526 - 558
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Private & public companies; Allotment; Share capital
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10th Day
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20 March
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Link
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558A - 616
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Share capital; Transfers; Interests
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11th Day
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28 March
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Link
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617 - 698
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Takeovers; Investigations; Overseas companies; Registrar
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12th Day
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30 March
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Link
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699 - 860
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Registrar; Offences; Interpretation; Reform power; Business names; Statutory auditors
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13th Day
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25 April
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Link
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861 - 885
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Miscellaneous; Northern Ireland; General supplementary; Final
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| REPORT |
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1st Day
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9 May
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Link
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1 - 340
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Formation; Capacity; Company name; Re-registration; Members; Members’ rights; Directors; Derivative claims; Company secretaries;
Resolutions & meetings
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2nd Day
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10 May
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Link
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341 – 500
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Political donations; Accounts & reports; Audit
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| 3rd Day |
16 May |
Link |
501 - 884 |
Audit; Private & public companies; Allotment; Share capital; Limits of private company's power of distribution; Interests;
Annual Return; Takeovers; Overseas companies; Registrar; Supplementary; Interpretation; Statutory auditors; Miscellaneous;
General supplementary
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| THIRD READING |
| - |
23 May |
Link |
- |
Company Secretaries; Register of members; Directors; Derivative claims; Resolutions & meetings; Accounts; Audit; Private &
public companies; Dissolution & restoration to the register; Statutory auditors; Transparency obligations; Miscellaneous provisions
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