United Kingdom legislation
| Act of Parliament | |
 Parliament of the United Kingdom | |
| Long title | An Act to amend the Companies Acts, 1862 to 1900. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 7 Edw. 7. c. 50 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 August 1907 |
The Companies Act 1907 (7 Edw. 7. c. 50) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom regulating UK company law, whose descendant is the Companies Act 2006.
Reforms
One reform made by the 1907 Act was to introduce explicitly a separate set of provisions for "private companies", which stood in opposition to "public companies".
References
- Harris, Ron (2013). "The Private Origins of the Private Company: Britain 1862–1907". Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. 33 (2): 339–378. ISSN 0143-6503.