{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-88",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-88.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/46",
  "legislation_title": "Companies Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006",
  "path": "section/88",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "88",
  "heading": "Welsh companies",
  "text": "(1) In the Companies Acts a “Welsh company” means a company as to which it is stated in the register that its registered office is to be situated in Wales.\n(2) A company—\n(a) whose registered office is in Wales, and\n(b) as to which it is stated in the register that its registered office is to be situated in England and Wales,\nmay by special resolution require the register to be amended so that it states that the company's registered office is to be situated in Wales.\n(3) A company—\n(a) whose registered office is in Wales, and\n(b) as to which it is stated in the register that its registered office is to be situated in Wales,\nmay by special resolution require the register to be amended so that it states that the company's registered office is to be situated in England and Wales.\n(4) Where a company passes a resolution under this section it must give notice to the registrar, who shall—\n(a) amend the register accordingly, and\n(b) issue a new certificate of incorporation altered to meet the circumstances of the case.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 88 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1804), regs. 2, 17"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/88",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:40.060156+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}