On 7 December 2006 the final text

of the Companies Act was published online (for background, see PLC Legal update, Companies Act 2006: date of publication and the articles there linked). The DTI

expects hard copies to be available by the end of December 2006. For general background, including links to practice notes on the last published version of the bill, see PLC Practice note, Companies Act 2006: materials. Those notes will be updated to reflect the final text as soon as possible. For a note on implementation dates, see PLC Practice note, Companies Act 2006 and Transparency Directive: timeline for implementation.