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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/19/section/3</dc:identifier><dc:title>Company and Business Names (Chamber of Commerce, Etc.) Act 1999</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision concerning the approval of company or business names containing the expression “chamber of commerce” or any related expression; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>1999-08-04</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2016-02-23</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2009-10-01</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/19/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/19/body" NumberOfProvisions="5" RestrictStartDate="2009-10-01"><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S" RestrictStartDate="2009-10-01"><Title> Approval of certain business names.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/19/section/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/19/section/3" id="section-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/19/section/3/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/19/section/3/1" id="section-3-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Before determining under <Substitution ChangeId="key-bd89cc39782aef22df53bc18236601c9-1458131885742" CommentaryRef="key-bd89cc39782aef22df53bc18236601c9">section 1194 of the Companies Act 2006</Substitution> whether to approve the carrying on of a business under a name which includes—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/19/section/3/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/19/section/3/1/a" id="section-3-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the expression “chamber of commerce” or “siambr fasnach”, or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/19/section/3/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/19/section/3/1/b" id="section-3-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any other expression for the time being specified in regulations under <Substitution ChangeId="key-26c6439cf1d604924cd658341248a770-1458131942302" CommentaryRef="key-26c6439cf1d604924cd658341248a770">that section</Substitution> which begins with the words “chamber of” or “chambers of” (or the Welsh equivalents),</Text></P3para></P3><Text>the Secretary of State must consult at least one relevant representative body.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/19/section/3/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/19/section/3/2" id="section-3-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Secretary of State may publish guidance with respect to factors which may be taken into account in determining whether to approve the use of a business name to which this section applies.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-bd89cc39782aef22df53bc18236601c9" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="c3h344fh2-00006" SectionRef="section-3-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/19/section/3/1">s. 3(1)</CitationSubRef> substituted (1.10.2009) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1941" id="c3h344fh2-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="1941" Title="The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009">The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c3h344fh2-00008" CitationRef="c3h344fh2-00007" SectionRef="article-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1941/article/1/2">art. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c3h344fh2-00009" CitationRef="c3h344fh2-00007" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-176-4-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1941/schedule/1/paragraph/176/4/a" Operative="true">Sch. 1 para. 176(4)(a)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c3h344fh2-00010" CitationRef="c3h344fh2-00007" SectionRef="article-10" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1941/article/10">art. 10</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-26c6439cf1d604924cd658341248a770" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="c3h344fh2-00016" SectionRef="section-3-1-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1999/19/section/3/1/b">s. 3(1)(b)</CitationSubRef> substituted (1.10.2009) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1941" id="c3h344fh2-00017" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="1941" Title="The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009">The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c3h344fh2-00018" CitationRef="c3h344fh2-00017" SectionRef="article-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1941/article/1/2">art. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c3h344fh2-00019" CitationRef="c3h344fh2-00017" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-176-4-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1941/schedule/1/paragraph/176/4/b" Operative="true">Sch. 1 para. 176(4)(b)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="c3h344fh2-00020" CitationRef="c3h344fh2-00017" SectionRef="article-10" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/1941/article/10">art. 10</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>