| Short Title: | Companies Act 1948 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act to consolidate the Companies Act, 1929, the Companies Act, 1947 (other than the provisions thereof relating to the registration of business names, bankruptcy and the prevention of fraud in connection with unit trusts), and certain other enactments amending the first-mentioned Act. |
| Year: | 1948 |
| Statute Book Chapter: | 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 38 |
| Royal Assent: | 30 June 1948 |
| Commencement: | 1 July 1948[1] |
| Replaces: | Companies Act 1929 |
| Original Text: | http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1948/pdf/ukpga_19480038_en.pdf |
The Companies Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 38) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which regulated UK company law. Its descendant is the Companies Act 2006.