Section 256: Associated bodies corporate

Companies Act 2006 · 2006 c. 46View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 10: A company's directors — Chapter 9: Supplementary provisions

For the purposes of this Part—

bodies corporate are associated if one is a subsidiary of the other or both are subsidiaries of the same body corporate, and
companies are associated if one is a subsidiary of the other or both are subsidiaries of the same body corporate.

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