# Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004, Section 33: Names

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The name of a community interest company which is not a public company must end with—
(a) “community interest company”, or
(b) “c.i.c.”.
(2) In the case of a Welsh company, its name may instead end with—
(a) “cwmni buddiant cymunedol”, or
(b) “c.b.c.”,
...
(3) The name of a community interest company which is a public company must end with—
(a) “community interest public limited company”, or
(b) “community interest p.l.c.”.
(4) In the case of a Welsh company, its name may instead end with—
(a) “cwmni buddiant cymunedol cyhoeddus cyfyngedig”, or
(b) “cwmni buddiant cymunedol c.c.c.”,
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/27/section/33 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-audit-investigations-and-community-enterprise-act-2004/section-33
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