The Companies Clauses Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 118) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that standardised provisions and definitions relating to companies in the United Kingdom.
The Railways Clauses Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 92) and the Waterworks Clauses Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict. c. 93) were passed at the same time as the act.
, the act remains in force in the United Kingdom.
Background The Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 16) and the Companies Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 17) standardised provisions and definitions relating to companies in England and Wales and Ireland and Scotland, respectively.
Subsequent developments Section 2 of the act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and group 1 of part V of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993, which came into force on 5 November 1993.
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