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54Names suggesting connection with government or public authorityU.K.
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(1)The approval of the Secretary of State is required for a company to be registered under this Act by a name that would be likely to give the impression that the company is connected with—

(a)Her Majesty's Government, any part of the Scottish administration [F1, the Welsh Assembly Government] or Her Majesty's Government in Northern Ireland,

(b)a local authority, or

(c)any public authority specified for the purposes of this section by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(2)For the purposes of this section—

  • local authority” means—

    (a)

    a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly,

    (b)

    a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), or

    (c)

    a district council in Northern Ireland;

  • public authority” includes any person or body having functions of a public nature.

(3)Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 54 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 1989/638, reg. 10(1A)-(1C) (as substituted (1.10.2009) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399), reg. 13 (with reg. 2))

Commencement Information

I1S. 54 wholly in force at 1.10.2009; s. 54 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 1300; s. 54 in force for specified purposes at 20.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3428, art. 3(3) (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1 and with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5); s. 32 otherwise in force at 1.10.2009 by S.I. 2008/2860, art. 3(e) (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18)

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