1.—(1) In this Schedule—
(a)“the 1985 Act” means the Companies Act 1985 and “the 1985 Regulations” means the Companies (Unregistered Companies) Regulations 1985;
(b)“the 1986 Order” means the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(1) and “the 1986 Regulations” means the Companies (Unregistered Companies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986;
(c)“existing company” means an unregistered company that was incorporated before 1st October 2009.
(2) References in this Schedule to provisions of the 1985 Act or 1986 Order, or to provisions of the Companies Act 2006, are to those provisions as applied to unregistered companies.