Companies Act 1985
E1454155
UNEXPLORED
The Companies Act 1985 was a key piece of UK legislation that governed the formation, regulation, and administration of companies before being largely superseded by the Companies Act 2006.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Companies Act 1985 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20842048 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Companies Act 1985 Context triple: [Companies House, follows, Companies Act 1985]
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A.
Companies Act, 1956
The Companies Act, 1956 is an Indian law that governed the incorporation, regulation, and dissolution of companies in India before being largely replaced by the Companies Act, 2013.
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B.
Companies Act, 2008
The Companies Act, 2008 is South Africa’s primary corporate law statute that modernized and reformed the legal framework governing the incorporation, management, and regulation of companies in the country.
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C.
Companies Act, 2013
The Companies Act, 2013 is India’s primary corporate legislation that modernizes and regulates the incorporation, governance, and functioning of companies in the country.
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D.
Corporations Act 2001
The Corporations Act 2001 is Australia’s primary federal law governing companies, financial markets, and corporate regulation, including the powers and responsibilities of key regulators.
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E.
Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015
The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015 is an Indian law that introduced key changes to the corporate regulatory framework established by the Companies Act, 2013, aiming to simplify compliance, improve ease of doing business, and strengthen corporate governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Companies Act 1985 Target entity description: The Companies Act 1985 was a key piece of UK legislation that governed the formation, regulation, and administration of companies before being largely superseded by the Companies Act 2006.
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A.
Companies Act, 1956
The Companies Act, 1956 is an Indian law that governed the incorporation, regulation, and dissolution of companies in India before being largely replaced by the Companies Act, 2013.
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B.
Companies Act, 2008
The Companies Act, 2008 is South Africa’s primary corporate law statute that modernized and reformed the legal framework governing the incorporation, management, and regulation of companies in the country.
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C.
Companies Act, 2013
The Companies Act, 2013 is India’s primary corporate legislation that modernizes and regulates the incorporation, governance, and functioning of companies in the country.
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D.
Corporations Act 2001
The Corporations Act 2001 is Australia’s primary federal law governing companies, financial markets, and corporate regulation, including the powers and responsibilities of key regulators.
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E.
Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015
The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015 is an Indian law that introduced key changes to the corporate regulatory framework established by the Companies Act, 2013, aiming to simplify compliance, improve ease of doing business, and strengthen corporate governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.