163. For regulation 18 of the European Economic Interest Grouping Regulations 1989 (application of the Companies Act 1985) substitute—U.K.
“Application of provisions of the Companies Acts
18.—(1) The provisions of the Companies Acts specified in Schedule 4 to these Regulations apply to EEIGs, and their establishments, registered or in the process of being registered under these Regulations, as if they were companies formed and registered or in the process of being registered under the 1985 Act.
(2) The provisions applied have effect with the following adaptations—
(a)any reference to the 1985 Act or the Companies Acts includes a reference to these Regulations;
(b)any reference to a registered office includes a reference to an official address;
(c)any reference to a daily default fine shall be omitted.
(3) The provisions applied also have effect subject to any limitations mentioned in relation to those provisions in that Schedule.”.