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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom}}<br />
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{{Infobox UK legislation<br />
|short_title=Companies Act 1948{{efn|Section 462(1).}}<br />
|type=Act<br />
|parliament=Parliament of the United Kingdom<br />
|long_title=An Act to consolidate the Companies Act, 1929, the Companies Act, 1947 (other than the provisions thereof relating to the registration of business names, bankruptcy and the prevention of fraud in connection with unit trusts), and certain other enactments amending the first-mentioned Act. <br />
|year=1948<br />
|citation=[[11 & 12 Geo. 6]]. c. 38<br />
|territorial_extent={{ubli|[[England and Wales]]|[[Scotland]]}}{{efn|Section 461.}}<br />
|royal_assent=30 June 1948<br />
|commencement=1 July 1948{{efn|Section 462(2). The date is that on which the [[Companies Act 1947]] ([[10 & 11 Geo. 6]]. c. 47) came into force, and it was expressly provided that this Act would come into force immediately after those provisions came into force.}}<br />
|repeal_date=1 July 1985<br />
|replaces=[[Companies Act 1929]]<br />
|amendments=[[Companies Act 1985]]<br />
|related_legislation=<br />
|repealing_legislation=[[Companies Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985]]<br />
|status=Repealed<br />
|original_text=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/11-12/38/contents/enacted<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Companies Act 1948''' ([[11 & 12 Geo. 6]]. c. 38) was an [[Act of Parliament (United Kingdom)|act]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], which regulated [[UK company law]]. Its descendant is the [[Companies Act 2006]].<br />
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== Repeal ==<br />
The whole act was repealed by sections 28, 29 and 31(9) of, and schedule 1 to, the [[Companies Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985]].<br />
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==Cases decided under this Act==<br />
*''[[Bushell v Faith]]'' [1970] AC 1099<br />
*''[[Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd v Meyer]]''<br />
*''[[Stonegate Securities Ltd v Gregory]]'' [1980] Ch 576<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Companies Act]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
{{Notelist}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{UK-LEG|asmade=yes}}<br />
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{{UK legislation}}<br />
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[[Category:United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1948]]<br />
[[Category:Repealed United Kingdom Acts of Parliament]]<br />
[[Category:Consolidation Acts]]<br />
[[Category:United Kingdom company law]]<br />
[[Category:1940s in economic history]]</div>imported>Hughbe98