PART 1 U.K.GENERAL INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

Citation and commencementU.K.

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Public Limited-Liability Company (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2016.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 6th April 2016 other than Parts 2 and 3 which come into force on 30th June 2016.

InterpretationU.K.

2.  In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Companies Act 2006 M1;

“the SE Regulations” means the European Public Limited-Liability Company Regulations 2004 M2;

“the 2016 Regulations” means the Register of People with Significant Control Regulations 2016 M3; and

“SE” means a European Public Limited-Liability Company (or Societas Europaea) within the meaning of the Council Regulation 2157/2001/EC of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company [F1, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day, which was registered in the United Kingdom];

[F2“UK Societas” means an SE which on IP completion day converted to a United Kingdom Societas within the meaning of Council Regulation 2157/2001/EC of 8 October 2001 on the Statute of a European Company.]