The Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Language requirements (translation) for documents delivered to the registrar under the 2014 Regulations by partnerships or limited partnerships

4.  After regulation 20A of the 2014 Regulations (as inserted by regulation 3), insert—

“Language requirements (translation) for documents delivered to the registrar under these Regulations by partnerships or limited partnerships

20B.   The provisions of the Companies Act 2006 specified in the first column of Table B below, as modified in accordance with the fourth column of Table B, apply in relation to the documents specified in the third column of Table B.

Table B

Provision of the Companies Act 2006 applied	Subject matter of provision applied	Documents in relation to which the provision is applied	Modifications to the provision applied
Section 1103(1)	Documents to be drawn up and delivered in English	Documents delivered to the registrar under any provision of these Regulations by— (a) a partnership or limited partnership falling within the definition of “UK undertaking” in regulation 2(1); or (b) the directors of such a partnership or limited partnership.	In subsection (2) omit “section 1104 (documents relating to Welsh companies) and”.
Section 1105(1)(2)	Documents that may be drawn up and delivered in other languages	Documents delivered to the registrar under regulation 15 by the directors of a partnership or limited partnership falling within the definition of “UK undertaking” in regulation 2(1).	None
Section 1106(1), (3) and (4)(3)	Voluntary filing of translations	Documents delivered to the registrar under regulation 14 or 15 by the directors of a partnership or limited partnership falling within the definition of “UK undertaking” in regulation 2(1).	For subsection (1) substitute— “(1) A partnership or limited partnership falling within the definition of “UK undertaking” in regulation 2(1) of the Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/3209) may deliver to the registrar one or more certified translations of any document relating to the partnership or limited partnership that is or has been delivered to the registrar.”. For subsection (3) substitute— “(3) The facility described in subsection (1) is available in relation to all the official languages of the European Union.”.
Section 1107(4)	Certified translations	Documents delivered to the registrar under regulation 14 or 15 by the directors of a partnership or limited partnership falling within the definition of “UK undertaking” in regulation 2(1).	In subsections (2)(a) and (b) and (3), for “the company” substitute “the partnership or limited partnership”.”

(1)

Section 1103 was applied with modifications to limited liability partnerships by regulation 68 of S.I. 2009/1804.

(2)

Section 1105 was applied with modifications to limited liability partnerships by regulation 68 of S.I. 2009/1804.

(3)

Section 1106 was applied with modifications to limited liability partnerships by regulation 68 of S.I. 2009/1804.

(4)

Section 1107 was applied with modifications to limited liability partnerships by regulation 68 of S.I. 2009/1804.