The Companies (Particulars of Usual Residential Address) (Confidentiality Orders) Regulations 2002

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Particulars of Usual Residential Address) (Confidentiality Orders) Regulations 2002.

(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 2nd April 2002.

(3) In these Regulations—

“the 1985 Act” means the Companies Act 1985;

“the LLP Regulations” mean the Limited Liability Partnerships (Particulars of Usual Residential Address) (Confidentiality Orders) Regulations 2002(1);

“beneficiary of an order” means an individual in relation to whom a confidentiality order is in force;

“company” means a relevant company within the meaning of section 723D of the 1985 Act and a company incorporated outside Great Britain proposing to establish a place of business, or open a branch in Great Britain, which would require that company to deliver for registration the information specified in section 691 of the 1985 Act, or Schedule 21A, as the case may be;

“competent authority” means any authority specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

“police force” means a police force within the meaning of section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996(2) or section 50 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967(3);

“service address” means the address specified pursuant to regulation 2(2)(b) in an application made under section 723B(1) of the 1985 Act or, if another address has been substituted under regulation 7, the address most recently substituted under that regulation; and

“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday in any part of England or Wales under or by virtue of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(4).

(1)

S.I. 2002/915.

(2)

1996 c. 16.

(3)

1967 c. 77.

(4)

1971 c. 80.