The International Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

PART 3 Consequential amendments in relation to the European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Amendment of the Employment Rights Act 1996

18.  In section 205A of the Employment Rights Act 1996(1) (employee shareholders), in subsection (13), in the definition of “company”, for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) a United Kingdom Societas (or UK Societas) within the meaning of Council Regulation 2157/2001/EC of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European company;”.

Amendment of the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999

19.  In regulation 46A of the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999(2)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “an SE” substitute “a UK Societas”;

(b) for paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) In this regulation “UK Societas” means a United Kingdom Societas within the meaning of Council Regulation 2157/2001/EC of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company.”.

Amendment of the Companies Act 2006

20.  In section 1285 of the Companies Act 2006(3) (extension of GB enactments relating to SEs)—

(a) in the heading and in subsection (1), for “SEs” substitute “UK Societas”;

(b) for subsection (3) substitute—

“(3) In this section “UK Societas” means a United Kingdom Societas within the meaning of Council Regulation 2157/2001/EC of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company.”.

Amendment of the Companies (Disclosure of Address) Regulations 2009

21.  The Companies (Disclosure of Address) Regulations 2009(4) are amended as follows—

(a) in regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2)—

(i) at the end of the definition of “the Northern Ireland SEs Regulations” insert “as they had effect at the time the address was filed”;

(ii) at the end of the definition of “the SEs Regulations” insert “as they had effect at the time the address was filed”;

(b) in regulation 9 (application under section 1088 to make an address unavailable for public inspection by an individual), in paragraph (1)(d), after “Societas Europaea” insert “or a member of a United Kingdom Societas”.

Amendment of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017

22.  In regulation 28 (customer due diligence measures) of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017(5), in paragraph (9)(a)(iii)—

(a) for “European Public Limited-Liability Company” substitute “UK Societas”;

(b) omit the words “which is to be, or is, registered in the United Kingdom”.

(1)

1996 c.18. Section 205A was inserted by section 31 of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 c.27.

(2)

S.I. 1999/3323, substituted S.I. 2009/2401, and in respect of Northern Ireland, S.I. 2009/2402.

(3)

2006 c.46.

(4)

S.I. 2009/214; regulation 1 was amended by S.I. 2009/2400. Regulation 9 was substituted by S.I. 2018/528. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(5)

S.I. 2017/692.