Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2009 No. 315

European Communities

European Economic Interest Grouping (Fees) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Made

9th September 2009

Coming into operation-

1st October 2009

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment(1), with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1), (2) and (5) of the Finance Act 1973(2).

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the European Economic Interest Grouping (Fees) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and come into operation on 1st October 2009.

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Fees Regulations” means the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping and European Public Limited-Liability Company) Regulations 2009(3); and

“the Revoked Regulations” means the Regulations listed in the Schedule to these Regulations.

(2) Words and expressions used in the Fees Regulations have the same meaning when used in these Regulations.

Transitional Provisions

3.  Where any document delivered to the registrar on or before 30th September 2009, to which the Revoked Regulations apply, is registered on or after 1st October 2009, the fee prescribed in Schedule 1 to the Fees Regulations shall not apply and any fee payable in respect of that document by virtue of the Revoked Regulations shall apply.

4.  Where any application to which the Revoked Regulations apply is made to the registrar on or before 30th September 2009 in respect of the inspection, or the provision of copies, of material kept by the registrar, the fee prescribed in Schedule 2 to the Fees Regulations or determined by the registrar in the exercise of his power under section 1063(5) of the Companies Act 2006(4) in respect of that application shall not apply and any fee payable under the Revoked Regulations shall apply.

Revocation

5.  Subject to regulations 3 and 4, the Regulations listed in the Schedule are revoked to the extent specified.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 9th September 2009

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M Bohill

A senior officer of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment

The Department of Finance and Personnel consents to the foregoing Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 9th September 2009

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Jack Layberry

A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel