Companies (Consolidation) Act, 1908

Part VIII.

Winding Up of Unregistered Companies.

Meaning of unregistered company.

13 & 14 Vict. c. 83.

32 & 33 Vict. c. 114.

26 & 27 Vict. c. 87.

267. For the purposes of this Part of this Act the expression “unregistered company” shall not include a railway company incorporated by Act of Parliament (except in so far as is provided by the Abandonment of Railways Act, 1850, and the Abandonment of Railways Act, 1869, and any Acts amending them), nor a company registered under the Joint Stock Companies Acts, or under the Companies Act, 1862, or under this Act, but, save as aforesaid, shall include any partnership, association, or company consisting of more than seven members, and any trustee savings bank certified under the Trustees Savings Banks Act, 1863, and any limited partnership.