# The Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008, Paragraph 17: A company’s name (ss. 53 to 81)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The following provisions of the Companies Act 2006 do not affect the continued registration of a company by a name by which it was duly registered—
(a) in the case of an existing company, immediately before 1st October 2009, or
(b) in the case of a transitional company, on its registration or re-registration (as the case may be).
(2) The provisions are—
(a) section 54 (name suggesting connection with government or public authority);
(b) section 55 (other sensitive words or expressions);
(c) section 57 (permitted characters etc);
(d) section 65 (inappropriate use of indications of company type or legal form);
(e) section 66 (name not to be the same as another in registrar’s index).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2860/schedule/2/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006-commencement-no-8-transitional-provisions-and-savings-order-2008/schedule-2/paragraph-17
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