Companies Acts

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  • the links below bring you to the Act in its original form and not to the Act as it may have been amended by subsequent legislation. If you require confirmation that a particular section remains in force and has not been changed, it will be necessary for you to examine each of the subsequent Acts to see if it has been affected;
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Irish company law comprises further primary legislation as follows:

  • Companies Act, 1963 (No. 33 of 1963)
  • Companies (Amendment) Act, 1977 (No. 31 of 1977)
  • Companies (Amendment) Act, 1982, (No. 10 of 1982)
  • Companies (Amendment) Act, 1983 (No. 13 of 1983)
  • Companies (Amendment) Act, 1986 (No. 25 of 1986)
  • Companies (Amendment) Act, 1990 (No. 27 of 1990)
  • Companies Act, 1990 (No. 33 of 1990)
  • Companies (Amendment) Act, 1999 (No. 8 of 1999)
  • Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1999 (No. 30 of 1999)
  • Company Law Enforcement Act, 2001
  • Companies (Auditing & Accounting) Act, 2003
  • Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 2005 (No. 12 of 2005)
  • Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 2006 (No.41 of 2006)
  • Companies (Amendment) Act 2009
  • Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009
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