1

These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Forms Amendment No. 2 and Company’s Type and Principal Business Activities) Regulations 1990.

2

In these Regulations—

  • “the 1985 Act” means the Companies Act 19851;

  • “the 1989 Act” means the Companies Act 19892;

  • “the 1985 Regulations” means the Companies (Forms) Regulations 19853;

  • “the VAT Trade Classification” means the edition published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office in August 1981 of the publication of that name prepared by Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise;4

  • a reference to an “old section” is a reference to a section of the 1985 Act before its repeal by the 1989 Act;

  • a reference to a “new section” is a reference to a section of the 1985 Act following its substitution by the 1989 Act; and

  • “company” includes any body corporate to which new sections 363 to 365 are applied by an enactment.

3

1

With effect from 1st October 1990 forms 10, 288 and 691 in Schedule 2 to these Regulations, with such variations as circumstances require, are forms prescribed for the purposes of sections 10(2), 288(2) and 691(1)(b) of the 1985 Act respectively.

2

With effect from 1st October 1990 the particulars contained in form 692(1)(b) in Schedule 2 to these Regulations are the particulars prescribed for the purposes of section 692(1)(b) of the 1985 Act, and with effect from that date form 692(1)(b) is deleted from Schedule 3 to the 1985 Regulations and the reference to that form in Part I of Schedule 4 to those Regulations is revoked.

3

With effect from 1st January 1991 forms 10, 288 and 691 in Schedule 3 to the 1985 Regulations are revoked.

4

1

Subject to paragraph (4), with effect from 1st October 1990 forms 363a, 363b and 363s in Schedule 2 to these Regulations, with such variations as circumstances require, are the forms prescribed for the purposes of new section 363(2).

2

Subject to paragraph (4), forms 363b and 363s in Schedule 2 to these Regulations are forms prescribed for the purposes of new section 287(3).

3

Subject to paragraph (4), form 363s in Schedule 2 to these Regulations is a form prescribed for the purposes of section 288(2) of the 1985 Act, except for the purpose of notifying the appointment of a new director or secretary.

4

Forms 363b and 363s in Schedule 2 to these Regulations are prescribed only where such a form has been delivered to a company by the registrar of companies for the purposes of an annual return by that company.

5

With effect from 1st October 1990 a form 288 prescribed by these Regulations if annexed to a return in form 363s in Schedule 2 to these Regulations is a prescribed form for the purposes of new section 363(2) to the extent that it gives information required by new section 364(1)(d) to (f).

6

With effect from 1st October 1990 form 363 in Schedule 3 to the 1985 Regulations is revoked except for the purposes of old sections 363(2) and 364(1) as continued in force by the Companies Act 1989 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 19905, and except for the purposes of section 139(2) of the 1989 Act.

5

1

With effect from 1st October 1990 the classification scheme set out in Part I of Schedule 3 to these Regulations is prescribed for the purposes of new section 364(2).

2

With effect from 1st October 1990 the VAT Trade Classification, with the addition of the codes set out in Part II of Schedule 3 to these Regulations, is prescribed for the purposes of new section 364(3).

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