The Overseas Companies Regulations 2009

Alteration in company’s constitution

16.—(1) The provisions of the 1985 Act or 1986 Order relating to alterations of the company’s constitution continue to apply in relation to an alteration made before 1st October 2009.

(2) Those provisions are—

(a) in the case of a company subject to section 690A of the 1985 Act or Article 640A of the 1986 Order (branch registration under the 11th Company Law Directive), paragraph 7(1)(a) of Schedule 21A to that Act or paragraph 7(1)(a) of Schedule 20A to that Order;

(b) in the case of a company to which section 691 of the 1985 Act or Article 641 of the 1986 Order (registration of place of business other than branch) applies, section 692(1)(a) of that Act or Article 642(1)(a) of that Order.

(3) If the following are duly delivered on or after 1st October 2009—

(a) a return giving the particulars of the alteration required by the 1985 Act or 1986 Order,

(b) a certified copy of the company’s constitution as altered, and

(c) any certified translation required by the 1985 Act or 1986 Order,

Part 2 of this Schedule (initial registration of particulars) applies as if they had been delivered and registered immediately before that date.

(4) Regulation 14 (return of alteration in company’s constitution) applies to alterations made on or after 1st October 2009.