Regulations and Commencement Orders - made or before Parliament
For some of the Statutory Instruments (SI) in the tables below, we have provided links to the Government’s responses to the respective consultations. Please note that where these responses are provided, they refer to earlier drafts of the SIs, which may vary significantly from the final legislation. These documents are therefore provided for information only.
Laid in draft
The instruments in the table below have been laid in draft before Parliament and are subject to affirmative resolution.
| Statutory Instruments | Related Documents |
| The Companies (Trading Disclosures) (Amendment) Regulations | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| The Companies (Disclosure of Addresses) Regulations | Regulations - link to follow Explanatory Memorandum - link to follow |
| The Registrar of Companies and Applications for Striking Off Regulations | Regulations - link to follow Explanatory Memorandum - link to follow |
Made
The instruments in the table below have been made (following Parliamentary approval, where this is required).
| Statutory Instruments | Related Documents |
| Commencement Orders & Consequential Amendment Orders | |
| SI2008/2860 The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No.8, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008 | Order Explanatory Memorandum |
| The following documents refer to the draft version of the 8th Commencement Order but are retained here for information: Government response to the consultation on the final commencement order for the Companies Act 2006  (2680KB) | |
| SI2008/1886 The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No.7, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008 | Order Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2008/948 The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 | Order Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2008/674 The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 6, Saving and Commencement No. 3 and No. 5 (Amendment)) Order 2008 | Order Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2007/3495 The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007 | Order Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2007/2607 The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4 and Commencement No. 3 (Amendment)) Order 2007 | Order Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2007/2194 The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No 3, Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007 | Order Explanatory Memorandum Business Link Guidance |
| SI2007/1093 The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2, Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007 | Order Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2006/3428 The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2006 | Order Explanatory Memorandum Companies Act 2006: briefing on first commencement order and regulations implementing First Company Law Amendment Directive  (92KB) |
| Articles of Association | |
| SI2008/739 The Companies (Tables A to F) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2007/2826 The Companies (Tables A to F) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2007 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2007/2541 The Companies(Tables A to F) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum Informal Keeling Schedule to SI 2007.2541 (The Companies (Tables A to F) (Amendment) Regulations 2007) |
The Government is of the view that there is no conflict between Tables A to F of the Companies Act 1985 and provisions of the Companies Act 2006 that are being commenced with effect from either 6 April or 1 October 2008. There will therefore be no amendment of these Tables in April or October 2008.
The most up to date version of Table A is available from the Companies House website .
| Accounts and Reports | |
| SI2008/623 The Companies (Defective Accounts and Directors’ Reports) (Authorised Person) and Supervision of Accounts and Reports (Prescribed Body) Order 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| Guidance on the Accounts and Reports Regulations under the Companies Act 2006 | |
| SI2008/569 The Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2008/567 The Bank Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Banks) Regulations 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2008/565 The Insurance Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Insurance Undertakings) Regulations 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2008/410 The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2008/409 The Small Companies and Groups (Accounts and Directors’ Report) Regulations 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2008/393 The Companies Act 2006 (Amendment) (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2008/374 The Companies (Summary Financial Statement) Regulations 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2008/373 The Companies (Revision of Defective Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| Audit and Statutory Auditors | |
| SI2008/2639 The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (No2) Regulations 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2008/499 The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) Regulations 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2008/496 The Statutory Auditors (Delegation of Functions etc) Order 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2008/489 The Companies (Disclosure of Auditor Remuneration and Liability Limitation Agreements) Regulations 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2007/3494 The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| Other SIs | |
| SI2008/3014 The Companies (Registration) Regulations 2008 | Regulations - link to follow Explanatory Memorandum - link to follow |
| SI2008/3007 The Companies (Fees for Inspection of Company Records) Regulations 2008 | Regulations - link to follow Explanatory Memorandum - link to follow |
| SI2008/3006 The Companies (Company Records) Regulations 2008 | Regulations - link to follow Explanatory Memorandum - link to follow |
| SI2008/3000 The Companies Act 2006 (Annual Return and Service Addresses) Regulations 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2008/2996 The Companies (Particulars of Company Charges) Regulations 2008 | Regulations |
| SI2008/1915 The Companies (Reduction of Share Capital) Order 2008 | Order Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2008/1738 The Company Names Adjudicator Rules 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2008/1659 The Companies Act 1985 (Annual Return) and Companies (Principal Business Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2008/729 The Companies (Authorised Minimum) Regulations 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2008/497 The Companies (Late Filing Penalties) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Filing Periods and Late Filing Penalties) Regulations 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2008/495 The Companies (Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2008 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2007/3535 The Companies (Fees for Inspection of Company Records) (No.2) Regulations 2007 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2007/3534 The Independent Supervisor Appointment Order 2007 | Order Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2007/3152 The Company and Business Names (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2007 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2007/2612 The Companies (Fees for Inspection of Company Records) Regulations 2007 | Regulations Impact assessment of the Companies (Fees for Inspection and Copying of Company Records) Regulations 2007 (149KB) |
| SI2007/2081 The Companies (Political Expenditure Exemption) Order 2007 | OrderGovernment Response to consultation on implementation of Companies Act 2006: section F: political donations and expenditure (45KB) |
| SI2007/318 The Companies Acts (Unregistered Companies) Regulations 2007 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
| SI2006/3429 The Companies (Registrar, Languages and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2006 | Regulations Explanatory Memorandum |
The Companies Act 1985 (Annual Return) Regulations 2008 bring into force for annual returns made up to dates on or after 1 October 2008 changes which mean that no company is required to file the names and addresses of all its members. These requirements relating to the provision of names and addresses of members are the same as those in the Companies Act 2006 (Annual Return and Service Address) Regulations.