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C1Pts. 45-47 modified (31.12.2020) by Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001, Art. AAA1(3) (as inserted by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 97 (with regs. 140-145) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 5(a)-(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))
C2Pts. 1-39 (except for Pt. 7 and ss. 662-669) and Pts. 45-47 extended (12.5.2011) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1265), art. 5(1), Sch. 1 para. 2
(1)The Companies Acts as defined by this Act (see section 2) extend to Northern Ireland.
(2)The Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1032 (N.I. 6)), the Companies Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1035 (N.I. 9)) and Part 3 of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1967 (N.I. 17)) shall cease to have effect accordingly.
Commencement Information
I1S. 1284 wholly in force at 1.10.2009; s, 1284 not in force at Royal Assent : see s. 1300(1); s. 1284 in force for certain purposes at 1.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3428, art. 2(2) (subject to Sch. 1 with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5); s. 1284 in force for certain other purposes at 20.1.2007,20.1.2007 and 6.4.2007 by S.I. 2006/3428, art. 3(1)(2){art. 4(3)} (subject to Sch. 1 with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5); s. 1284 otherwise in force at 1.10.2009 by S.I. 2008/2860, art. 3(z) (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18)
(1)The enactments in force in Great Britain relating to [F2UK Societas] extend to Northern Ireland.
(2)The following enactments shall cease to have effect accordingly—
(a)the European Public Limited-Liability Company Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (SR 2004/417), and
(b)the European Public Limited-Liability Company (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (SR 2004/418).
[F3(3)In this section “UK Societas” means a United Kingdom Societas within the meaning of Council Regulation 2157/2001/EC of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 1285 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The International Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/685), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 20(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
(1)The enactments in force in Great Britain relating to—
(a)limited liability partnerships,
(b)limited partnerships,
(c)open-ended investment companies, F4...
(d)European Economic Interest Groupings, [F5and]
[F6(e)UK Economic Interest Groupings,]
extend to Northern Ireland.
(2)The following enactments shall cease to have effect accordingly—
(a)the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 12 (N. I.));
(b)the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (c. 24) as it formerly had effect in Northern Ireland;
(c)the Open-Ended Investment Companies Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 13 (N.I.));
(d)the European Economic Interest Groupings Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 (SR 1989/216).
Textual Amendments
F4Word in s. 1286(1)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 62(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Word in s. 1286(1)(d) inserted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 62(3)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6S. 1286(1)(e) inserted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 62(3)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Commencement Information
I2S. 1286 wholly in force at 1.10.2009; s. 1286 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 1300; s. 1286(1)(a)(2)(a) in force for specified purposes at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/1886, art. 2 (with effect as mentioned in art. 7(3)) (with arts. 6, 7); s. 1286 otherwise in force at 1.10.2009 by S.I. 2008/2860, art. 3(z) (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18)
(1)The provisions of Part 41 of this Act (business names) extend to Northern Ireland.
(2)The Business Names (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1033 (N.I. 7)) shall cease to have effect accordingly.
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