The law on getting company records released
2 of 6 legal texts read in GB and the US let whoever stores a company's records keep or sell them for unpaid charges, newest read 28 October 2026.
What the text governs
Who the text gives the power to
What it says, in its own words
The full board, one instrument per row
One instrument to a row. Expand an answer for its source sentence, word for word, plus the text and the read date; "not stated" means that text does not cover the question.
| Instrument | What the text governs | Who the text gives the power to | What it says, in its own words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Companies Act 2006 (UK) | what records a company keeps and where | not statedNot addressed in Section 1134, meaning of company records | not statedNot addressed in Section 1134, meaning of company records |
| Insolvency Act 1986 (UK) | an office-holder or trustee getting records in | the office-holder, trustee or court | to pay, deliver, convey, surrender or transfer the property, books, papers or records to… |
| Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 (UK) | a holder keeping or selling stored goods for unpaid charges | the person holding the records | In the cases of Part I of Schedule 1 to this Act a bailee may, for the purposes of… |
| UK GDPR | the rights of people named in the records | not statedNot addressed in Article 5, principles | personal data may be stored for longer periods insofar as the personal data will be… |
| Uniform Commercial Code (US) | a holder keeping or selling stored goods for unpaid charges Not addressed in UCC 7-204, duty of care | the person holding the records Not addressed in UCC 7-204, duty of care | for charges for storage or transportation, including demurrage and terminal charges… |
| US Bankruptcy Code | an office-holder or trustee getting records in | the office-holder, trustee or court | to turn over or disclose such recorded information to the trustee |
Each answer in its source's own words (33 quotes)
- Companies Act 2006 (UK), Section 1134, meaning of company records, read 2026-10-28, What the text governs:
In this Part “company records” means
- Companies Act 2006 (UK), Section 1134, meaning of company records, read 2026-10-28, Who the text gives the power to: Not addressed: the text read on 2026-10-28 (5,675 characters) is silent on this.
- Companies Act 2006 (UK), Section 1134, meaning of company records, read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its own words: Not addressed: the text read on 2026-10-28 (5,675 characters) is silent on this.
- Insolvency Act 1986 (UK), Section 234, getting in the company's property, read 2026-10-28, What the text governs:
Where any person has in his possession or control any property, books, papers or records to which the company appears to be entitled
- Insolvency Act 1986 (UK), Section 234, getting in the company's property, read 2026-10-28, Who the text gives the power to:
the court may require that person forthwith (or within such period as the court may direct) to pay, deliver, convey, surrender or transfer the property, books, papers or records to the office-holder
- Insolvency Act 1986 (UK), Section 234, getting in the company's property, read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its own words:
to pay, deliver, convey, surrender or transfer the property, books, papers or records to the office-holder
- Insolvency Act 1986 (UK), Section 235, duty to co-operate, read 2026-10-28, What the text governs:
give to the office-holder such information concerning the company and its promotion, formation, business, dealings, affairs or property
- Insolvency Act 1986 (UK), Section 235, duty to co-operate, read 2026-10-28, Who the text gives the power to:
as the office-holder may at any time after the effective date reasonably require
- Insolvency Act 1986 (UK), Section 235, duty to co-operate, read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its own words:
give to the office-holder such information concerning the company and its promotion, formation, business, dealings, affairs or property as the office-holder may at any time after the effective date reasonably require
- Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 (UK), Schedule 1, notice to the bailor, read 2026-10-28, What the text governs:
a bailee may, in the circumstances specified in this Part of this Schedule, by notice given to the bailor impose on him an obligation to take delivery of the goods
- Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 (UK), Schedule 1, notice to the bailor, read 2026-10-28, Who the text gives the power to:
by notice given to the bailor impose on him an obligation to take delivery of the goods
- Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 (UK), Schedule 1, notice to the bailor, read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its own words:
The notice shall be in writing, and may be given either
- Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 (UK), Section 12, bailee's power of sale, read 2026-10-24, What the text governs:
has in accordance with Part II of Schedule 1 to this Act given notice to the bailor of his intention to sell the goods under this subsection, or
- Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 (UK), Section 12, bailee's power of sale, read 2026-10-24, Who the text gives the power to:
a bailee may, for the purposes of subsection (1), impose an obligation on the bailor to take delivery of the goods
- Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 (UK), Section 12, bailee's power of sale, read 2026-10-24, What it says, in its own words:
In the cases of Part I of Schedule 1 to this Act a bailee may, for the purposes of subsection (1), impose an obligation on the bailor to take delivery of the goods
- UK GDPR, Article 5, principles, read 2026-10-08, What the text governs:
kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed
- UK GDPR, Article 5, principles, read 2026-10-08, Who the text gives the power to: Not addressed: the text read on 2026-10-08 (7,814 characters) is silent on this.
- UK GDPR, Article 5, principles, read 2026-10-08, What it says, in its own words:
personal data may be stored for longer periods insofar as the personal data will be processed solely for archiving purposes in the public interest
- Uniform Commercial Code (US), UCC 7-204, duty of care, read 2026-10-28, What the text governs: Not addressed: the text read on 2026-10-28 (2,106 characters) is silent on this.
- Uniform Commercial Code (US), UCC 7-204, duty of care, read 2026-10-28, Who the text gives the power to: Not addressed: the text read on 2026-10-28 (2,106 characters) is silent on this.
- Uniform Commercial Code (US), UCC 7-204, duty of care, read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its own words:
A warehouse is liable for damages for loss of or injury to the goods caused by its failure to exercise care with regard to the goods that a reasonably careful person would exercise under similar circumstances.
- Uniform Commercial Code (US), UCC 7-209, lien of warehouse, read 2026-10-28, What the text governs:
A warehouse has a lien against the bailor on the goods covered by a warehouse receipt or storage agreement or on the proceeds thereof in its possession for charges for storage
- Uniform Commercial Code (US), UCC 7-209, lien of warehouse, read 2026-10-28, Who the text gives the power to:
A warehouse has a lien against the bailor on the goods covered by a warehouse receipt or storage agreement
- Uniform Commercial Code (US), UCC 7-209, lien of warehouse, read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its own words:
for charges for storage or transportation, including demurrage and terminal charges, insurance, labor, or other charges
- Uniform Commercial Code (US), UCC 7-210, enforcement of warehouse lien, read 2026-10-28, What the text governs:
a warehouse 's lien may be enforced by public or private sale of the goods , in bulk or in packages, at any time or place and on any terms that are commercially reasonable
- Uniform Commercial Code (US), UCC 7-210, enforcement of warehouse lien, read 2026-10-28, Who the text gives the power to:
after notifying all persons known to claim an interest in the goods
- Uniform Commercial Code (US), UCC 7-210, enforcement of warehouse lien, read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its own words:
a demand for payment within a specified time not less than 10 days after receipt of the notification
- US Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 521, debtor's duties, read 2026-10-28, What the text governs:
surrender to the trustee all property of the estate and any recorded information, including books, documents, records, and papers, relating to property of the estate
- US Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 521, debtor's duties, read 2026-10-28, Who the text gives the power to:
if a trustee is serving in the case or an auditor is serving under section 586(f) of title 28
- US Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 521, debtor's duties, read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its own words:
surrender to the trustee all property of the estate and any recorded information, including books, documents, records, and papers
- US Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 542, turnover of property to the estate, read 2026-10-28, What the text governs:
shall deliver to the trustee, and account for, such property or the val
- US Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 542, turnover of property to the estate, read 2026-10-28, Who the text gives the power to:
the court may order an attorney, accountant, or other person that holds recorded information, including books, documents, records, and papers
- US Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 542, turnover of property to the estate, read 2026-10-28, What it says, in its own words:
to turn over or disclose such recorded information to the trustee
How this was built
Each instrument's own the statutes' own texts in GB and the US were read through estate-fetch and stored whole (sha256 on every row).
For every text, three questions were answered from its own words: what the text governs, who the text gives the power to, what it says, in its own words.
Every stated answer carries the sentence it rests on, checked against the stored text; 'not stated' means the text read does not address the question.
A instrument with several texts reads 'varies' where they disagree.
6 instruments, 11 texts.
Not read yet, so not counted: 5 named documents.
Where we looked (16)
- UCC 7-209 (lien of warehouse) (quoted for reporting from the publisher's the statutes' own texts in GB and the US)
- UCC 7-210 (enforcement of warehouse's lien) (quoted for reporting from the publisher's the statutes' own texts in GB and the US)
- UCC 7-204 (duty of care; contractual limitation of warehouse's liability) (quoted for reporting from the publisher's the statutes' own texts in GB and the US)
- Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977, s. 12 (bailee's power of sale) (quoted for reporting from the publisher's the statutes' own texts in GB and the US)
- Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977, Schedule 1 (notice to the bailor) (quoted for reporting from the publisher's the statutes' own texts in GB and the US)
- Companies Act 2006, s. 1134 (meaning of company records) (quoted for reporting from the publisher's the statutes' own texts in GB and the US)
- Companies Act 2006, s. 1135 (form of company records) (not yet read)
- Companies Act 2006, s. 1136 (regulations about where certain records are kept) (not yet read)
- Insolvency Act 1986, s. 234 (getting in the company's property) (quoted for reporting from the publisher's the statutes' own texts in GB and the US)
- Insolvency Act 1986, s. 235 (duty to co-operate with the office-holder) (quoted for reporting from the publisher's the statutes' own texts in GB and the US)
- Insolvency Act 1986, s. 236 (inquiry into the company's dealings) (not yet read)
- 11 U.S.C. 542 (turnover of property to the estate) (quoted for reporting from the publisher's the statutes' own texts in GB and the US)
- 11 U.S.C. 521 (debtor's duties) (quoted for reporting from the publisher's the statutes' own texts in GB and the US)
- UK GDPR, art. 5 (principles, storage limitation) (quoted for reporting from the publisher's the statutes' own texts in GB and the US)
- UK GDPR, art. 17 (right to erasure) (not yet read)
- UK GDPR, art. 20 (right to data portability) (not yet read)
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2 of 6 legal texts read in GB and the US let whoever stores a company's records keep or sell them for unpaid charges, newest read 28 October 2026.
What the text governs, by instrument: a holder keeping or selling stored goods for unpaid charges 2 of 6, an office-holder or trustee getting records in 2 of 6, what records a company keeps and where 1 of 6, the rights of people named in the records 1 of 6 (6 instruments, read 28 October 2026).
Who the text gives the power to, by instrument: the person holding the records 2 of 6, not stated 2 of 6, the office-holder, trustee or court 2 of 6 (6 instruments, read 28 October 2026).
What it says, in its own words, by instrument: stated 5 of 6, not stated 1 of 6 (6 instruments, read 28 October 2026).
To cite: "The law on getting company records released", updated 2026-10-28, https://sellcompanyrecordstoai.com/datasets/company-records-release-law/.
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