C3C4C2Part 5A company's name
Pt. 5 power to apply (with modifications) conferred (1.8.2014) by Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14), ss. 135, 154 (with Sch. 5)
Pts. 1-39 (except for Pt. 7 and ss. 662-669), 45-47 extended (12.5.2011) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1265), art. 5(1), Sch. 1 para. 2
Chapter 2Indications of company type or legal form
Inappropriate use of indications of company type or legal form
I1C165Inappropriate use of indications of company type or legal form
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The Secretary of State may make provision by regulations prohibiting the use in a company name of specified words, expressions or other indications —
a
that are associated with a particular type of company or form of organisation, or
b
that are similar to words, expressions or other indications associated with a particular type of company or form of organisation.
2
The regulations may prohibit the use of words, expressions or other indications—
a
in a specified part, or otherwise than in a specified part, of a company's name;
b
in conjunction with, or otherwise than in conjunction with, such other words, expressions or indications as may be specified.
3
A company must not be registered under this Act by a name that consists of or includes anything prohibited by regulations under this section.
4
In this section “specified” means specified in the regulations.
5
Regulations under this section are subject to negative resolution procedure.
Pt. 5 power to apply (with modifications) conferred (E.W.S.) (1.12.2013) by Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 2010 (c. 7), ss. 4(1)(2)(b), 8(2); S.I. 2013/2936, art. 2