Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845

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Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 [a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An 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.
Citation 8 & 9 Vict. c. 16
Territorial extent 
[b]
Dates
Royal assent 8 May 1845
Commencement 8 May 1845 [c]
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Status: Amended
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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]

Contents

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 2025, the act remains in force in the United Kingdom.

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.
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