Part 45 U.K. Northern Ireland

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pts. 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))

C2 Pts. 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

1284 Extension of Companies Acts to Northern Ireland U.K.

(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

I1 S. 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)

1285 Extension of GB enactments relating to [F1 UK Societas] U.K.

(1) The enactments in force in Great Britain relating to [F2 UK 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

F1 Words 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)

F2 Words in s. 1285(1) 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)

F3 S. 1285(3) 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(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

1286 Extension of GB enactments relating to certain other forms of business organisation U.K.

(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, [F5 and]

[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

F4 Word 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)

F5 Word 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)

F6 S. 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

I2 S. 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)

1287 Extension of enactments relating to business names U.K.

(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.