Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 1591 (C.34)

The Companies Act 1989 (Commencement No. 16) Order 1995

---

© Crown Copyright 1995

Statutory Instruments printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament.

The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users.

It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Instruments does not extend to the Queen's Printer imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Statutory Instrument which are issued or made available to the public. This includes reproduction of the Statutory Instrument on the Internet and on intranet sites. The Royal Arms may be reproduced only where they are an integral part of the original document.

The text of this Internet version of the Statutory Instrument which is published by the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Companies Act 1989 (Commencement No. 16) Order 1995, ISBN 0110534301. The print version may be purchased by clicking here. Braille copies of this Statutory Instrument can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or e-mail:customer.services@tso.co.uk.

Further information about the publication of legislation on this website can be found by referring to the Frequently Asked Questions.

To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into "chunks". Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available.

1995 No. 1591 (C.34)

COMPANIES

The Companies Act 1989 (Commencement No. 16) Order 1995

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 215(2) of the Companies Act 1989^[1] that are now vested in them,^[2] hereby make the following Order:—

    1.    This Order may be cited as the Companies Act 1989 (Commencement No. 16) Order 1995.

    2.    Sections 171, 176 and 181 of the Companies Act 1989 shall come into force on 4th July 1995.

Timothy Kirkhope

Timothy Wood

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

21st June 1995

The Order brings sections 171, 176 and 181 of the Companies Act 1989 ("the 1989 Act") into force on 4th July 1995.

Section 171 enables the Treasury and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, to make regulations which provide that the provisions of Part VII of the 1989 Act applicable to contracts connected with a body that is a recognised investment exchange or a recognised clearing house under the Financial Services Act 1986 (c. 60) apply to contracts of any specified description in relation to which settlement arrangements are provided by a person for the time being included in a list maintained by the Bank of England for the purposes of section 171.

Section 176 enables the Treasury and the Secretary of State, acting jointly, to make regulations which provide that the general law of insolvency has effect in relation to charges of any description specified in the regulations granted in favour of a person included in the list maintained by the Bank of England under section 171 of the 1989 Act, and in relation to any action taken in enforcing such charges, subject to such provisions as may be specified in the regulations.

Section 181 has the effect that the power to make regulations under sections 171 and 176 of the 1989 Act includes power to apply sections 177 to 179 of that Act (which concern the rights and remedies exercisable in relation to property provided as cover for margin or as security for a charge in connection with contracts connected with a recognised investment exchange or a recognised clearing house) to any contract in relation which the power conferred by section 171 is exercised and to the property subject to any charge in relation to which the power conferred by section 176 is exercised.

The provisions of the Companies Act 1989 ("the 1989 Act") brought into force by Orders made before the making of the Companies Act 1989 (Commencement No. 15 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/1352) are set out in a note appended to that Order.

The Companies Act 1989 (Commencement No. 15 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order brings certain provisions of the 1989 Act into force on 3rd July 1995 subject to the transitional and savings provisions set out in the Order. The provisions in question are section 140(1) to (6) (which amends sections 463 and 464 of the Companies Act 1985 ("the 1985 Act") in relation to floating charges in Scotland), a consequential repeal made by Schedule 24 to the 1989 Act to section 464 of the 1985 Act, the repeal by Schedule 24 to the 1989 Act of the definition of "annual return"in section 744 of the 1985 Act, and paragraph 20 of Schedule 19 to the 1989 Act which inserts a new section 744A (index of defined expressions) into the 1985 Act.

[1] 1989 c. 40. back

[2] By virtue of article 2(2)(c)(i) of the Financial Services (Transfer of Functions) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1315), the functions originally vested in the Secretary of State under section 215(2) of the Companies Act 1989, so far as it relates to the bringing into force of any provisions of Part VII of that Act, have been transferred to the Treasury. back