The Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

2019 No. 348

Exiting The European Union

Companies

Limited Liability Partnerships

Partnership

The Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Made 19th February 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 2

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 20181.

In accordance with paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 7 to that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

1 Introduction

PART 1

Introduction

Citation, commencement and extent

Citation, commencement and extent

S-1 These Regulations may be cited as the Companies, Limited...

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Partnerships (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

S-2 These Regulations come into force on exit day .

These Regulations come into force on exit day .

2. These Regulations come into force on exit day2.

S-3 Any amendment or revocation made by these Regulations has the...

3. Any amendment or revocation made by these Regulations has the same extent as the enactment to which the amendment or revocation relates.

Interpretation
S-4 Interpretation

Interpretation

4. In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Companies Act 20063.

2 Revocations

PART 2

Revocations

Revocations
S-5 Revocations

Revocations

5. The following instruments are revoked to the extent specified—

(a) the Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 20074in their entirety;

(b) the Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) (Amendment) Regulations 20085in their entirety;

(c) Part 4 (Amendments to the Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007) of the Companies (Reporting Requirements in Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 20116;

(d) the Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) (Amendment) Regulations 20157in their entirety; and

(e) the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/884 of 8 June 2015 establishing technical specifications and procedures required for the system of interconnection of registers established by Directive 2009/101/ECof the European Parliament and of the Council in its entirety.

3 Amendments

PART 3

Amendments

Amendments to the Act
S-6 Amendments to the Act

Amendments to the Act

6. Schedule 1 (which contains amendments to the Act) has effect.

Amendments to secondary legislation
S-7 Amendments to secondary legislation

Amendments to secondary legislation

7. Schedule 2 (which contains amendments to secondary legislation) has effect.

Consequential amendments
S-8 Consequential amendments

Consequential amendments

8. Schedule 3 (which contains consequential amendments) has effect.

4 Transitional provisions

PART 4

Transitional provisions

Transitional provisions
S-9 Transitional provisions

Transitional provisions

9. Schedule 4 (which contains transitional provisions) has effect.

Kelly Tolhurst

Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

19th February 2019

SCHEDULE 1

Regulation6

Amendments to the Act

SCH-1.1

1. The Act is amended in accordance with this Schedule.

SCH-1.2

2. Amendment to Part 8 – a company’s members

In section 141(2)(b) (subsidiary acting as authorised dealer in securities), for “regulated market” substitute “UK regulated market”8.

SCH-1.3

3. Amendment to Part 9 – exercise of members’ rights

In section 146(1) (traded companies: nomination of persons to enjoy information rights), for “regulated market” substitute “UK regulated market or an EU regulated market”9.

SCH-1.4

4. Amendment to Part 10 – a company’s directors

In section 164 (particulars of directors to be registered: corporate directors and firms), for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c)

“(c) in the case of a limited company that is a UK-registered company, the registered number;”.

SCH-1.5

5. Amendment to Part 12 – company secretaries

In section 278(1) (particulars of secretaries to be registered: corporate secretaries and firms), for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c)

“(c) in the case of a limited company that is a UK-registered company, the registered number;”.

SCH-1.6

6. Amendment to Part 13 – resolutions and meetings

In section 360C(b) (meaning of “traded company”)10, for “regulated market in an EEA State” substitute “UK regulated market or an EU regulated market”.

Amendments to Part 14 – control of political donations and expenditure

Amendments to Part 14 – control of political donations and expenditure

SCH-1.7

7. In section 363 (political parties, organisations etc to which Part 14 applies)—

(a) for subsection (1) substitute—

SCH-1.1

“1 This Part applies to a political party if it is registered under Part 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41).”;

(b) in subsections (2)(b) and (3), omit “or another member State”.

SCH-1.8

8. In section 365(1)(b)(ii) (meaning of “political expenditure”), for “a member state” substitute “the United Kingdom”.

SCH-1.9

9. Amendments to Part 17 – a company’s share capital

In section 562(3)(a) (communication of pre-emption offers to shareholders), for “an EEA State”, in both places it occurs, substitute “the United Kingdom or an EEA State”.

Amendments to Part 21A – information about people with significant control

Amendments to Part 21A – information about people with significant control

SCH-1.10

10. In section 790B(1)(a) (companies to which Part 21A applies)11, for “regulated market which is situated in an EEA State” substitute “UK regulated market or an EU regulated market”.

SCH-1.11

11. In section 790C(7)(b) (key terms)12, for the words from “regulated market” to the end substitute “UK regulated market or an EU regulated market,”.

SCH-1.12

12. Amendment to Part 23 – distributions

In section 832(5)(a) (distributions by investment companies out of accumulated revenue profits)13, for “regulated market” substitute “UK regulated market”.

SCH-1.13

13. Amendment to Part 24 – annual confirmation of accuracy of information on register

In section 853E(6) (duty to notify trading status of shares)14, in paragraph (b) of the definition of “relevant market”, for “regulated market” substitute “UK regulated market or an EU regulated market”.

SCH-1.14

14. Amendment to Part 34 – overseas companies

In section 1047 (registered name of overseas company)—

(a) omit subsection (3);

(b) in subsection (4)—

(i) omit “In any other case,”;

(ii) after paragraph (b), insert—

“(ba)

“(ba) section 57 (permitted characters etc);”;

(c) omit subsection (5);

(d) in subsection (6) omit “or (5)”.

Amendments to Part 35 – the registrar of companies

Amendments to Part 35 – the registrar of companies

SCH-1.15

15. In section 1068(5) (registrar’s requirements as to form, authentication and manner of delivery), for “as from 1st January 2007 all documents subject to the Directive disclosure requirements” substitute “an enhanced disclosure document”.

SCH-1.16

16. In section 1077(1) (public notice of receipt of certain documents), for “subject to the Directive disclosure requirements” substitute “an enhanced disclosure document”.

SCH-1.17

17. In section 1078 (documents subject to Directive disclosure requirements)—

(a) for the heading substitute “Enhanced disclosure documents”;

(b) in subsection (1)—

(i) for the first sentence, substitute “The enhanced disclosure documents are as follows.”;

(ii) omit the second sentence;

(c) in subsection (4)(a), for “subject to the Directive disclosure requirements” substitute “an enhanced disclosure document”.

SCH-1.18

18. In section 1079(4)(b) (effect of failure to give public notice), for “a document subject to the Directive disclosure requirements” substitute “an enhanced disclosure document”.

SCH-1.19

19. Omit section 1079A (provision of information for publication on European e-Justice portal)15.

SCH-1.20

20. In section 1080(3) (the register), for “documents subject to the Directive disclosure requirements (see section 1078) that are delivered to the registrar on or after 1st January 2007” substitute “an enhanced disclosure document (see section 1078) delivered to the registrar,”.

SCH-1.21

21. In section 1086(2) (right to copy of material on the register), for “a document subject to the Directive disclosure requirements” substitute “an enhanced disclosure document”.

SCH-1.22

22. In section 1089(2) (form of application for inspection or copy), for “As from 1st January 2007, applications in respect of documents subject to the Directive disclosure requirements” substitute “Applications in respect of an enhanced disclosure document”.

SCH-1.23

23. In section 1090(2) (form and manner in which copies to be provided), for “As from 1st January 2007, copies of documents subject to the Directive disclosure requirements” substitute “Copies of an enhanced disclosure document”.

SCH-1.24

24. In section 1091(5) (certification of copies as accurate), for “documents that are subject to the Directive disclosure requirements” substitute “an enhanced disclosure document”.

SCH-1.25

25. In section 1098(1) (public notice of removal of certain material from the register), for “any document subject to the Directive disclosure requirements” substitute “an enhanced disclosure document”.

SCH-1.26

26. Amendments to Part 38 – companies: interpretation

In section 1173(1) (minor definitions: general), for the definition of “transferable securities”16substitute—

““transferable securities” has the meaning given by Article 2.1.24 of Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 and amending Regulation (EU) No. 648/2012;”.

SCH-1.27

27. Amendments to Schedule 8 – index of defined expressions

Schedule 8 (index of defined expressions) is amended as follows—

(a) omit the entry for “Directive disclosure requirements”;

(b) at the appropriate place insert—

“enhanced disclosure documents

section 1078”.

SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 7

Amendments to secondary...

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