The Companies (Welsh Language Forms) Regulations 2003

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

With effect from 2nd April 2002, the Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (the “Forms Regulations”)

(i) created a new form 723SR for the purposes of both section 10(2A) and section 288(2) of the Companies Act 1985 and a new form 723(change) for the purposes of sections 288(2), and

(ii) prescribed amended forms including forms 10, 288a and 288c, and 363 and 363s for the purposes of sections 10(2), 288(2) and 363(2) of the Companies Act 1985 respectively and provided for the continued use as alternatives to such new forms various forms prescribed in earlier statutory instruments.

These Regulations prescribe forms 10 cym, 288a cym, 288c cym, 363 cym, 363s cym, 723SR cym and 723(change) cym which are Welsh language alternatives to the forms prescribed by the Forms Regulations. The use of such Welsh language alternatives will be effective from 27th January 2003. Any of the forms will be provided by the Registrar of Companies to any company whose registered office is situated in Wales and which notifies the Registrar that it wishes to receive a form in the Welsh language instead of forms 10, 288a, 288c, 363, 363s, 723SR and 723(change).