The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009

Saving of power to order caution for expenses (in Scotland) or security for costs (in Northern Ireland)

13.—(1) Schedule 1 to the Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008(1) (repeals coming into force on 1st October 2009) is amended as follows—

(a) in Part 1 (Great Britain repeals), in the list of provisions of the Companies Act 1985, for “Sections 721 to 726” substitute “Sections 721 to 725 and 726(1)”;

(b) in Part 2 (Northern Ireland repeals), in the list of provisions of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, for “Articles 670 to 674” substitute “Articles 670 to 673”.

(2) In Article 674 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (power to order security for costs in Northern Ireland) the expression “limited company” has the same meaning as in the Companies Acts (see section 3 of the Companies Act 2006).

(3) That Article and section 726(2) of the Companies Act 1985 (power to order caution for expenses in Scotland) apply to a limited liability partnership registered under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000(2) as they apply to a limited company.

(1)

S.I. 2008/2860 (C.126).

(2)

2000 c.12.