Point in time view as at 31/01/2015.
Companies Act 2006, Section 65 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The Secretary of State may make provision by regulations prohibiting the use in a company name of specified words, expressions or other indications —
(a)that are associated with a particular type of company or form of organisation, or
(b)that are similar to words, expressions or other indications associated with a particular type of company or form of organisation.
(2)The regulations may prohibit the use of words, expressions or other indications—
(a)in a specified part, or otherwise than in a specified part, of a company's name;
(b)in conjunction with, or otherwise than in conjunction with, such other words, expressions or indications as may be specified.
(3)A company must not be registered under this Act by a name that consists of or includes anything prohibited by regulations under this section.
(4)In this section “specified” means specified in the regulations.
(5)Regulations under this section are subject to negative resolution procedure.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 65 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1804), regs. 2, 10 (with Sch. 1 paras. 3, 34, 35) (as amended (31.1.2015) by The Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business (Names and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/17), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 para. 3
Commencement Information
I1S. 65 wholly in force at 1.10.2009; s. 65 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 1300; s. 65 in force for specified purposes at 20.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3428, art. 3(3) (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1 and with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5); s. 65 otherwise in force at 1.10.2009 by S.I. 2008/2860, art. 3(e) (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18)
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