Inspection: private company
- Allow shareholders to inspect company records on request Trader
UK Statutory Instrument
2008
United Kingdom
The Companies (Company Records) Regulations 2008
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What's here
5 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
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- Trader 5
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Traders also bound by 826 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 413 duties
- Companies Act 2006 2006 243 duties
- The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 2008 114 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 62 duties
- Building Societies Act 1986 1986 56 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Inspection: public company
- Make company records available for inspection from 9am to 5pm on working days Trader
Inspection: general
- Permit copying of company records during inspection Trader
Right to hard copy
- Provide hard copy of company records on request Trader
Copy in electronic form
- Provide company records in electronic format you choose Trader
Browse 4 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
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Revocations and saving
Single alternative inspection location
Re-ordering of information in copy of record
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