http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1085/contents/madeCompaniesBusiness practice and regulationThe Company and Business Names (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009enQueen's Printer of Acts of Parliament2011-07-04COMPANIESBUSINESS NAMES These Regulations deal with restrictions relating to the registered name of a company and to business names. The Company and Business Names (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009 PART 1INTRODUCTORY1Citation, commencement and interpretation PART 2COMPANY NAMES2Permitted characters3Exemption from requirement as to use of “limited”4Inappropriate indication of company type or legal form: generally applicable provisions5Inappropriate indication of company type or legal form: company exempt from requirement to have name ending in “limited”6Inappropriate indication of company type or legal form: unlimited company7Name not to be the same as another in the registrar’s index of company names8Consent to registration of a name which is the same as another in the registrar’s index of company names PART 3OVERSEAS COMPANY NAMES9Interpretation and permitted characters10Inappropriate indication of company type or legal form11Name not to be the same as another in the registrar’s index of company names12Consent to registration of a name which is the same as another in the registrar’s index of company names PART 4BUSINESS NAMES13“Limited” and permitted alternatives14Other indications of legal form15Transitional provisions SCHEDULE 1CHARACTERS, SIGNS, SYMBOLS AND PUNCTUATION SCHEDULE 2SPECIFIED WORDS, EXPRESSIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS1The words and abbreviations specified are— (a) “LIMITED” or (with...2The words and abbreviations specified as similar to the words...3The expressions and abbreviations specified are— (a) “PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY”...4The expressions and abbreviations specified as similar to the expressions... SCHEDULE 3NAME SAME AS ANOTHER IN THE REGISTRAR’S INDEX OF COMPANY NAMES1In determining whether a name is the same as another...2Disregard any word, expression or abbreviation set out in inverted...3(1) Taking the name remaining after the application of paragraph...4(1) Taking the name remaining after the application of paragraphs...5Taking the name remaining after the application of paragraphs 2...6Taking the name remaining after the application of paragraphs 2...7Taking the name remaining after the application of paragraphs 2...8Taking the name remaining after the application of paragraphs 2...9Taking the name remaining after the application of paragraphs 2... 2009 No. 1085 Made 24th April 2009 Laid before Parliament 28th April 2009 Coming into force 1st October 2009 The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 57(1)(a), (2) and (5), 60(1), 65, 66, 1197 and 1292(1) of the Companies Act 2006. 2006 c.46.