This Order amends S.I. 2008/2860 (C. 126) and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
Companies
Made
8th July 2009
Coming into force
1st October 2009
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the creation, operation, regulation or dissolution of companies and other forms of business organisation.
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by that section and by sections 1292, 1294 and 1296 of the Companies Act 2006(3).
In accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 and sections 1290, 1292(4) and 1294(6) of the Companies Act 2006, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of, and the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).
2006 c. 46; sections 1292, 1294 and 1296 were applied to unregistered companies by regulation 3 of, and the Schedule to, S.I. 2007/318 and section 1292 was applied to limited liability partnerships by regulation 57 of S.I. 2008/1911 and by regulation 81 of S.I. 2009/1804.