(1) The following provisions of the Companies Act 2006 come into force on 6th April 2007 -

(a) section 2 (the Companies Acts);

(b) sections 942 to 992 and Schedule 2 (takeovers etc);

(c) section 1043 (unregistered companies);

(d) section 1170 (meaning of "EEA State" and related expressions); and

(e) section 1284(1) (extension of Companies Acts to Northern Ireland) so far as it relates to -

(i) the provisions mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above, and

(ii) Part 2 of the 2004 Act (community interest companies).

(2) The following provisions of the Companies Act 2006 come into force on 6th April 2007 so far as necessary for the purposes of the provisions mentioned in paragraph (1) -

(a) section 546 (issued and allotted share capital);

(b) section 558 (when shares are allotted);