1. Part XXIV of the 1986 Order (the registrar of companies, his functions and offices) shall, subject to the modifications set out in paragraphs 2 to 8, apply for the purposes of the registration of, and the functions of the registrar in relation to, investment companies with variable capital under these Regulations as it applies to the registration of, and the functions of the registrar in relation to, companies within the meaning given by Article 3(1) of that Order.