(1) This Order may be cited as the Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007.

(2) In this Order -

"the 1985 Act" means the Companies Act 1985 [1985 c. 6.]; and

"the 1986 Order" means the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 [S.I. 1986/1032 (N.I. 6).].

(3) The provisions of this Order come into force as follows -

(a) articles 1, 2, 8, 10 and 11 and Schedules 2, 4 and 5 come into force on 1st October 2007;

(b) article 3 comes into force on 1st November 2007;

(c) article 4 comes into force on 15th December 2007;

(d) article 5 comes into force on 1st October 2008;

(e) other provisions of this Order come into force on the same date as the provisions (or repeals) in relation to which they apply.