Joint Stock Companies Act 1856

Joint Stock Companies Act 1856
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act for the Incorporation and Regulation of Joint Stock Companies and other Associations.
Citation	19 & 20 Vict. c. 47
Introduced by	Robert Lowe
Territorial extent	England and Wales, Scotland
Dates
Royal assent	14 July 1856
Commencement	1856
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	Joint Stock Companies Act 1844; Joint Stock Companies Winding-Up Act 1844; Joint Stock Companies (Ireland) Act 1845; Joint Stock Companies Act 1847; Joint Stock Companies Act 1848; Joint Stock Companies Act 1849; Limited Liability Act 1855;
Repealed by	Companies Act 1862
Relates to	Companies 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Status: Repealed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.

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