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Legislation
Companies Act 2006

Crossheading Alteration of articles

  • Section 21 Amendment of articles
  • Section 22 Entrenched provisions of the articles
  • Section 23 Notice to registrar of existence of restriction on amendment of articles
  • Section 24 Statement of compliance where amendment of articles restricted
  • Section 25 Effect of alteration of articles on company's members
  • Section 26 Registrar to be sent copy of amended articles
  • Section 27 Registrar's notice to comply in case of failure with respect to amended articles
  1. Alteration of articles
  2. Amendment of articles

Section 21 | Amendment of articles

From legislation.gov.uk

(1)A company may amend its articles by special resolution.

(2)In the case of a company that is a charity, this is subject to—

(a)in England and Wales, sections 197 and 198 of the Charities Act 2011;F1

(b)in Northern Ireland, section 96 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 .F2

(3)In the case of a company that is registered in the Scottish Charity Register, this is subject to—

(a)section 112 of the Companies Act 1989 (c. 40), and

(b)section 16 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 10).

Notes

  1. F1

    Words in s. 21(2)(a) substituted (14.3.2012) by Charities Act 2011 (c. 25), ss. 354, 355, Sch. 7 para. 113 (with s. 20(2), Sch. 8)

  2. F2

    Words in s. 21(2)(b) substituted (N.I.) (24.6.2013) by Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 12) (N.I.), ss. 183, 185, {Sch. 8 para. 13(1)}; S.R. 2013/145, art. 2, Sch.

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