172.—(1) Regulation 2(1) of the European Economic Interest Grouping Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 (interpretation) is amended as follows.
(2) At the appropriate place insert—
““the Companies Acts” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Companies Act 2006; ”.
(3) In the closing words, for “by Article 2 of the 1986 Order have the meanings assigned to them by that Article” substitute “for the purposes of the Companies Acts have the same meaning in these Regulations”.