1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Public Limited-Liability Company Regulations 2004.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 8th October 2004.
(3) These Regulations extend to [F1the whole of the United Kingdom].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 1(3) substituted (1.10.2009) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2400), regs. 1(2), 4 (with reg. 2)
2. In these Regulations—
F3...
“the EC Regulation” means Council Regulation 2157/2001/EC of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company M1;
and references to numbered Articles are, unless otherwise specified, references to Articles in the EC Regulation.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in reg. 2 heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 3(a) (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)
F3Words in reg. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 3(b) (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)
Marginal Citations
M1OJ L 294, 10.11.2001, p. 1.
3.—(1) In these Regulations—
F4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
the “1996 Act” means the Employment Rights Act 1996 M2;
[F5the “2006 Act” means the Companies Act 2006;]
[F6“the Companies Acts” has the meaning given by section 2 of [F7the 2006 Act];]
“SE” means a European Public Limited-Liability Company (or Societas Europaea) within the meaning of the EC Regulation [F8, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day,] and, except as provided in these Regulations, means an SE F9... [F10registered in the United Kingdom].
[F11“UK Societas” means an SE on or after IP completion day.]
(2) Except as otherwise provided in these Regulations, words and expressions [F12defined for the purposes of the Companies Acts have the same meaning in these Regulations].
(3) Except as otherwise provided in these Regulations, words and expressions which are used in the EC Regulation F13... have the same meaning as they have in that RegulationF14....
(4) Where a word or expression is both [F15defined as mentioned] in paragraph (2) and used in the EC Regulation F16..., it has the meaning it has in that Regulation F17... except as otherwise provided in these Regulations.
Textual Amendments
F4Words in reg. 3(1) omitted (1.10.2009) by virtue of The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2400), regs. 1(2), 5(a) (with reg. 2)
F5Words in reg. 3(1) inserted (1.10.2009) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2400), regs. 1(2), 5(b) (with reg. 2)
F6Words in reg. 3(1) inserted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 235(2)(a) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
F7Words in reg. 3(1) substituted (1.10.2009) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2400), regs. 1(2), 5(c) (with reg. 2)
F8Words in reg. 3(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 4(a)(i)(aa) (with regs. 140-145) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 3(a), 5(a)-(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9Words in reg. 3(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 4(a)(i)(bb) (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)
F10Words in reg. 3(1) substituted (1.10.2009) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2400), regs. 1(2), 5(d) (with reg. 2)
F11Words in reg. 3(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 4(a)(ii) (with regs. 140-145) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 3(a), 5(a)-(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F12Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 235(2)(b) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
F13Words in reg. 3(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 4(b)(i) (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)
F14Words in reg. 3(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 4(b)(ii) (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)
F15Words in reg. 3(4) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 235(2)(c) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)
F16Words in reg. 3(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 4(b)(i) (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)
F17Words in reg. 3(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 4(b)(ii) (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)
Marginal Citations