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

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223.—(1) Section 32 of that Act (memorandum and articles of community interest companies) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2) In the section heading, for “Memorandum and articles” substitute “ Articles of association ”.

(3) In subsection (1), for “memorandum” substitute “ articles ”.

(4) Omit subsection (2).

(5) In subsection (3), for “memorandum and articles” in both places where it occurs substitute “ articles ”.

(6) In subsection (4), for “memorandum or articles” substitute “ articles ”.

(7) In subsection (5)—

(a)in the opening words, for “memorandum and articles” substitute “ articles ”;

(b)in paragraph (a), for “memorandum or articles” substitute “ articles ”.

(8) In subsection (6), for “under section 4 of the 1985 Act or Article 15 of the 1986 Order to alter its memorandum with respect to the statement of its objects” substitute “ to amend its articles so as to add, remove or alter a statement of the company's objects ”.