The Overseas Companies Regulations 2009

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

• “accounting documents”—

  (a)

  in relation to an overseas company to which Chapter 2 of Part 5 applies (companies required to prepare and disclose accounts under parent law), has the meaning given by regulation 31(2), and

  (b)

  in relation to a credit or financial institution to which Chapter 2 of Part 6 applies (institutions required to prepare accounts under parent law), has the meaning given by regulation 44(2);

• “certified copy” means a copy certified as a correct copy;

• “constitution”, in relation to an overseas company, means the charter, statutes, memorandum and articles of association or other instrument constituting or defining the company's constitution;

• “credit or financial institution” means a credit or financial institution to which section 1050 of the Companies Act 2006 applies;

• “disclosure”, in relation to a credit or financial institution to which Chapter 2 of Part 6 applies, has the meaning given by regulation 44(2);

• “establishment” means—

  (a)

  a branch within the meaning of the Eleventh Company Law Directive (89/666/EEC) M1 , or

  (b)

  a place of business that is not such a branch,

  and “UK establishment” means an establishment in the United Kingdom;

• “financial period”—

  (a)

  in relation to an overseas company to which Chapter 2 of Part 5 applies (companies required to prepare and disclose accounts under parent law), has the meaning given by regulation 31(2), and

  (b)

  in relation to a credit or financial institution to which Chapter 2 of Part 6 applies (institutions required to prepare accounts under parent law), has the meaning given by regulation 44(2);

• F1 ...

• “former name”, in the case of an individual, means a name by which the individual was formerly known for business purposes;

• “name”, in the case of an individual, means the person's Christian name (or other forename) and surname, except that in the case of—

  (a)

  a peer, or

  (b)

  an individual usually known by a title,

  the title may be stated instead of the individual's Christian name (or other forename) and surname or in addition to either or both of them; and

• “parent law”—

  (a)

  in relation to an overseas company to which Chapter 2 of Part 5 applies (companies required to prepare and disclose accounts under parent law), has the meaning given by regulation 31(2), and

  (b)

  in relation to a credit or financial institution to which Chapter 2 of Part 6 applies (institutions required to prepare accounts under parent law), has the meaning given by regulation 44(2).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/348), reg. 2, Sch. 2 para. 4; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 36.