SCHEDULE 5TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND SAVINGS

PART 1PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST JANUARY 2007

Savings for certain provisions relating to Welsh companies

1.—(1) Regulations 4 and 5 of the Companies (Welsh Language Forms and Documents) Regulations 1994(1) continue to have effect notwithstanding the repeal of section 710B of the 1985 Act.

(2) Regulation 4 (documents excepted from requirement to file certified translation into English) has effect as if made under section 1104(2) of the Companies Act 2006(2).

(3) As so continued in force, that regulation has effect with the following adaptations—

(a)in paragraph (1) for “section 710B(3)(a)” substitute “section 1104(2)(a) of the Companies Act 2006”; and

(b)in paragraph (3) for “such a company as is mentioned in section 710B(1)(b)” substitute “a Welsh company as defined in section 1104(6) of the Companies Act 2006”.

(4) Regulation 5 (requirements as to person by whom a translation of a document into English is to be certified as correct) has effect as if the requirements imposed by it were requirements imposed by the registrar under section 1111 of the Companies Act 2006 by means of rules under section 1117 of that Act.

(5) As so continued in force, that regulation has effect with the following adaptations—

(a)in the opening words for “section 710B(8)” substitute “section 1107 of the Companies Act 2006”; and

(b)in paragraph (a)(iv) for “section 710(4)” substitute “section 1104(3) of the Companies Act 2006”.