Joint Stock Companies Act 1856

Joint Stock Companies Act 1856[1]
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for the Incorporation and Regulation of Joint Stock Companies and other Associations.
Citation19 & 20 Vict. c. 47
Introduced byRobert Lowe
Territorial extent England and Wales, Scotland
Dates
Royal assent14 July 1856
Commencement1856
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
Repealed byCompanies Act 1862
Relates toCompanies Act 2006
Status: Repealed

The Joint Stock Companies Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict. c. 47) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a consolidating statute, recognised as the founding piece of modern United Kingdom company law legislation.

  1. ^ This short title was conferred on this Act by section 1 of this Act.