Authorised Share Capital

Modified on Mon, 20 Jul, 2020 at 12:51 AM

A provision contained in Section 2(5)(a) of the Companies Act 1985 that requires a limited company to restrict the total value of its issued shares to an authorised amount. Abolished by the Companies Act 2006, authorised share capital no longer applies to any company formed after October 1st 2009.

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