(1) The following provisions of the Companies Act 2006 come into force on 1st October 2007 -

(a) sections 29 and 30 (resolutions and agreements affecting a company's constitution);

(b) sections 116 to 119 (inspection of register of members);

(c) sections 145 to 153 (exercise of members' rights);

(d) in Part 10 (a company's directors) -

section 154 (companies required to have directors);

section 160 (appointment of directors of public company to be voted on individually);

section 161 (validity of acts of directors);

sections 168 and 169 (removal of directors);

sections 170 to 181 (general duties of directors), except sections 175 to 177 (duty to avoid conflicts of interest, duty not to accept benefits from third parties and duty to declare interest in proposed transaction or arrangement);

sections 188 to 226 (transactions with directors requiring approval of members);

sections 227 to 230 (directors' service contracts);

section 231 (contract with sole member who is also a director);