The Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (revoked)

Directors' names on company correspondence, etc.F3 N.I.

313 .F1 —(1) A company to which this Article applies shall not state, in any form, the name of any its directors (otherwise than in the text or as a signatory) on any business letter on which the company's name appears unless it states on the letter in legible characters [F2 the name of every director of the company].

(2) This Article applies to—

(a) every company registered under this Order or under the former Companies Acts (except a company registered before 23rd November 1916); and

(b) every company incorporated outside Northern Ireland which has an established place of business within Northern Ireland unless it had established such a place of business before that date.

(3) If a company makes default in complying with this Article, every officer of the company who is in default is liable for each offence to a fine; and for this purpose, where a corporation is an officer of the company, any officer of the corporation is deemed an officer of the company.

[F2 (4) For the purposes of the obligation under paragraph (1) to state the name of every director of the company, a person's “name” means—

(a) in the case of an individual, his Christian name (or other forename) and surname; and

(b) in the case of a corporation or Scottish firm, its corporate or firm name.

(5) The initial or a recognised abbreviation of a person's Christian name or other forename may be stated instead of the full Christian name or other forename.

(6) In the case of a peer, or an individual usually known by a title, the title may be stated instead of his Christian name (or other forename) and surname or in addition to either or both of them.

(7) In this Article “director” includes a shadow director and the reference in paragraph (3) to an “officer” shall be construed accordingly.]

F1 mod. by 2000 c. 38

F2 1990 NI 10

F3 Order repealed (prosp.) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1284(2), 1295, 1300(2), Sch. 16 and the repeal being partly in force, as to which see individual Articles (with savings (with adaptations) by Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 6, Saving and Commencement Nos. 3 and 5 (Amendment)) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/674), arts. 2(3), {4}, Sch. 2) and subject to amendments (6.4.2008) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), arts. 2(2), 3(1)(b)(2), Sch. 1 paras. 135, 147, 148 {Sch. 2 Note 1} (with arts. 6, 11, 12) and subject to amendments (6.4.2008) by S.R. 2008/133, {regs. 2, 3}