Joint Stock Companies Winding-Up Act 1844
Act of Parliament | |
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Long title | An Act for facilitating the winding up the Affairs of Joint Stock Companies unable to meet their pecuniary Engagements. |
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Citation | 1844 c. 111 7 & 8 Vict. |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 5 September 1844 |
Commencement | 1 November 1844 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Joint Stock Companies Act 1856 |
Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
The Joint Stock Companies Winding-Up Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict c 111) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Section 1 enabled a company to be made bankrupt in the same way as an individual. The result was that remedies were available only against a company's property.
See also[]
- UK insolvency law
- UK bankruptcy law
- History of bankruptcy law
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Categories:
- Insolvency law of the United Kingdom
- United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1844