Citation and Commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Community Benefit Societies (Restriction on Use of Assets) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and come into operation on 4th June 2007.
Interpretation
2. The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) applies to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Amendment to the Community Benefit Societies (Restriction on Use of Assets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
3.—(1) The Community Benefit Society (Restriction on Use of Assets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(2) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2) In Regulation 2 (2), before the definition of “prescribed community benefit society” insert—
““community interest company” has the meaning given by section 26 of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004(3);”.
(3) In Regulation 6 (Prescribed circumstances), after paragraph (b)(i) insert—
“(aa)a community interest company;”.
(4) In Schedule 1 (Restriction on Use), in the rule to be included in a prescribed community benefit society’s rules, after paragraph (f)(i) insert—
“(aa)a community interest company;”.
(5) In Schedule 2 (Application of the 1969 Act with Modifications), in paragraph 6, in the subsection substituted for section 61(1) of the 1969 Act, before subsection (1)(a) insert—
“(az)a community interest company (within the meaning of section 26 of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004);”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment on 6th April 2007
M Bohill
A senior officer of the of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment