The Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business Names (Sensitive Words and Expressions) Regulations 2014
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King's Printer of Acts of Parliament
2017-09-20
COMPANIES
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS
BUSINESS NAMES
Under sections 55(1) and 1194(1) of the Companies Act 2006 (“the Act”), including section 55(1) as applied to limited liability partnerships (“LLPs”) by regulation 8 of the Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1804), a person must obtain the approval of the Secretary of State to register a company or LLP by a name, or carry on business in the United Kingdom under a name, that includes a word or expression that is specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.
Jo SwinsonParliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer AffairsDepartment for Business, Innovation and Skills