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Company Law Enforcement Act, 2001 (No. 28)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart 1 Preliminary and General (ss. 1-6)1. Short title, collective citation and construction.2. Commencement.3. Interpretation.4. Regulations.5. Laying of regulations and orders before Houses of the Oireachtas and power to revoke or amend orders.6. Expenses of Minister.Part 2 Director of Corporate Enforcement (ss. 7-18)7. Director of Corporate Enforcement.8. Terms and conditions of appointment of Director.9. Superannuation.10. Removal, disqualification or cessation of Director.11. Acting Director of Corporate Enforcement.12. Functions of Director.13. Delegation.14. Transfer of functions.15. Director or officer of Director indemnified against losses.16. Reporting by Director.17. Disclosure of information.18. Disclosure of information to Director or officer of Director.Part 3 Investigations (ss. 19-39)19. Amendment of section 145 of Act of 1963.20. Amendment of section 7 of Act of 1990.21. Amendment of section 8 of Act of 1990 - Investigation of company's affairs on application of Director.22. Amendment of section 9 of Act of 1990.23. Amendment of section 10 of Act of 1990.24. Amendment of section 11 of Act of 1990.25. Amendment of section 13 of Act of 1990.26. Amendment of section 14 of Act of 1990.27. Amendment of section 16 of Act of 1990.28. Amendment of section 18 of Act of 1990.29. Repeal and substitution of section 19 of Act of 1990 - Power of Director to require production of documents.30. Repeal and substitution of section 20 of Act of 1990.31. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 1990.32. Amendment of section 23 of Act of 1990.33. New section 23A of Act of 1990 - Assistance to overseas company law authorities.34. Examination of books and documents of certain companies to be continued by Minister or authorised officer.35. Amendment of section 79 of Act of 1990.36. Amendment of section 92 of Act of 1990 - Duty of relevant authority to report to Director.37. Amendment of section 115 of Act of 1990.38. Amendment of section 118 of Act of 1990.39. Amendment of section 230 of Act of 1990.Part 4 Restrictions and Disqualifications (ss. 40-42)40. New section 183A of Act of 1963 - Examination as to solvency status.41. Amendment of section 150 of Act of 1990.42. Amendment of section 160 of Act of 1990.Part 5 Winding-up and Insolvency (ss. 43-58)43. Amendment of section 243 of Act of 1963 - Inspection of books by creditors, contributories and Director.44. Amendment of section 245 of Act of 1963.45. Amendment of section 245A of Act of 1963.46. Repeal and substitution of section 247 of Act of 1963 - Power to arrest absconding contributory or officer of company.47. Amendment of section 267 of Act of 1963.48. Amendment of section 278 of Act of 1963.49. New sections 282A to 282D of Act of 1963.50. Amendment of section 298 of Act of 1963.51. Amendment of section 299 of Act of 1963.52. Amendment of section 319 of Act of 1963.53. New section 323A of Act of 1963 - Director may request production of receiver's books.54. Amendment of section 251 of Act of 1990.55. Order to restrain directors and others from moving assets.56. Liquidator to report on conduct of directors.57. Director's power to examine liquidator's books.58. Reporting to Director of misconduct by liquidators or receivers.Part 6 Measures to Improve Compliance with Filing Obligations (ss. 59-66)59. Repeal of sections 125 and 126 of Act of 1963 and substitution of section 125 - Annual return.60. Repeal and substitution of section 127 of Act of 1963 - Annual return date.61. Amendment of section 153 of Act of 1963 - Financial year and annual return date of holding company and subsidiary.62. Amendment of section 370 of Act of 1963.63. Amendment of section 395 of Act of 1963 and repeal of Fifth Schedule.64. Amendment of section 7 of Companies (Amendment) Act, 1986.65. Amendment of section 17(1) of Companies (Amendment) Act, 1986.66. Special provisions applying where default in delivery of documents to registrar of companies.Part 7 Company Law Review Group (ss. 67-71)67. Establishment of Company Law Review Group.68. Function of Review Group.69. Membership of Review Group.70. Meetings and business of Review Group.71. Annual Report and provision of information to Minister.Part 8 Auditors (ss. 72-74)72. Amendment of section 187 of Act of 1990.73. Amendment of section 192 of Act of 1990.74. Amendment of section 194 of Act of 1990 - Duty of auditors if proper books of account not being kept or other offences suspected.Part 9 Transactions Involving Directors (ss. 75-79)75. Amendment of section 25 of Act of 1990.76. Amendment of section 26 of Act of 1990.77. Amendment of section 33 of Act of 1990.78. Repeal and substitution of section 34 of Act of 1990 - Exceptions to section 31 in certain circumstances.79. Amendment of section 35 of Act of 1990 - Intercompany transactions in the same group.Part 10 Miscellaneous (ss. 80-114)80. Reference Memoranda and Articles of Association.81. Amendment of section 7 of Act of 1963.82. Amendment of section 14 of Act of 1963.83. Amendment of section 17 of Act of 1963.84. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1963.85. Amendment of section 10 of Act of 1963.86. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 1963.87. Amendment of section 23 of Act of 1963.88. Repeal and substitution of section 24 of Act of 1963.89. Amendment of section 60 of Act of 1963.90. Amendment of section 158 of Act of 1963.91. Amendment of section 195 of Act of 1963.92. Amendment of section 201 of Act of 1963.93. Amendment of section 213 of Act of 1963.94. Amendment of section 215 of Act of 1963.95. Amendment of section 334 of Act of 1963.96. Amendment of section 371 of Act of 1963.97. New section 371A of Act of 1963 - Power to compel compliance with requirement made under section 19(3)(b) of Act of 1990.98. Repeal and substitution of section 381 of Act of 1963 - Improper use of "limited" or "teoranta".99. Amendment of section 392 of Act of 1963.100. Repeal and substitution of section 383 of Act of 1963.101. New section 3A of Companies (Amendment) Act, 1982 - Additional statement to be delivered to registrar.102. Amendment of section 30 of Act of 1990.103. Amendment of section 110 of Act of 1990.104. Amendment of section 240 of Act of 1990.105. New section 240A of Act of 1990 - Court in which proceedings for certain offences may be brought.106. Amendment of section 242 of Act of 1990.107. New section 249A of Act of 1990 - Power to reject documents sent for registration and amendments consequential on that section's insertion.108. Amendment of section 258 of Act of 1990.109. Notice by Director of intention to prosecute.110. Provision of information to juries.110A. Certificate evidence and other matters.111. Non-application of certain provisions concerning acquisition by subsidiary of shares in its holding company.112. Amendment of Freedom of Information Act, 1997.113. Amendment of section 7A of Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1879.114. Amendment of section 9 of Consumer Information Act, 1978.Schedule - Transfer of Minister's Functions to Director
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Version status: Repealed | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 June 2015 - onwards
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34. Examination of books and documents of certain companies to be continued by Minister or authorised officer.

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