Joint Stock Companies Act 1856

Joint Stock Companies Act 1856^[1]
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act for the Incorporation and Regulation of Joint Stock Companies and other Associations.
Citation	19 & 20 Vict. c. 47
Introduced by	Robert Lowe
Territorial extent	England and Wales, Scotland
Dates
Royal assent	14 July 1856
Commencement	1856
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	Joint Stock Companies Act 1844; Joint Stock Companies Winding-Up Act 1844; Joint Stock Companies (Ireland) Act 1845; Joint Stock Companies Act 1847; Joint Stock Companies Act 1848; Joint Stock Companies Act 1849; Limited Liability Act 1855;
Repealed by	Companies Act 1862
Relates to	Companies Act 2006
Status: Repealed

The Joint Stock Companies Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict. c. 47) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a consolidating statute, recognised as the founding piece of modern United Kingdom company law legislation.