Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Bill 2020

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• Temporarily relaxes company law requirements under Companies Act 2014 and Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1893 to ease Covid-19 economic pressures; duration set by Government order.
• Allows companies to hold meetings and conduct business differently during the emergency period without standard legal procedures normally required.
• Makes further amendments to Companies Act 2014; specific changes not detailed in long title—full text needed for exact provisions affected.

Stage timeline

1. First Stage 26th Seanad

   20 Jul 2020
2. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   24 Jul 2020
3. Committee Stage 26th Seanad

   24 Jul 2020
4. Report Stage 26th Seanad

   24 Jul 2020
5. Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

   24 Jul 2020
6. Second Stage 33rd Dáil

   30 Jul 2020
7. Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

   30 Jul 2020
8. Report Stage 33rd Dáil

   30 Jul 2020
9. Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil

   30 Jul 2020
10. Enacted

    1 Aug 2020