Joint Stock Companies Winding-Up Act 1844

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Joint Stock Companies Act 1844
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act for facilitating the winding up the Affairs of Joint Stock Companies unable to meet their pecuniary Engagements.
Citation 7 & 8 Vict. c. 111
Dates
Royal assent 5 September 1844
Commencement 1 November 1844
Other legislation
Repealed by Joint Stock Companies Act 1856
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Joint Stock Companies Winding-Up Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. 111) is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Section 1 enabled a company to be made bankrupt in the same way as an individual. The result was that remedies were available only against a company's property.

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