Section 42A Domicile of corporation or association for purposes of certain civil proceedingsF1

United Kingdom

(1)

This section determines whether a corporation or association is domiciled in the United Kingdom for the purposes of—

(a)

sections 15A to 15E, and

(b)

section 16(1)(b).

(2)

A corporation or association has its domicile in the United Kingdom if and only if—

(a)

its registered office is at a place in the United Kingdom,

(b)

its place of incorporation is in the United Kingdom (in a case where it has no registered office),

(c)

the place under the law of which its formation took place is a place in the United Kingdom (in a case where it has no registered office or place of incorporation),

(d)

its central administration is in the United Kingdom, or

(e)

its principal place of business is in the United Kingdom.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 42A inserted (31.12.2020) by The Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/479), regs. 1(1), 42 (with regs. 92-95) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 5(2)-(5)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)