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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-forms-amendment-regulations-1998/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1702",
  "legislation_title": "The Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1998",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations prescribe additional forms for the purposes of sections 287 and 288 of the Companies Act 1985. The forms will take effect on 3rd August 1998. The forms are form 287(1) (change of registered office), form 288ab(1) (resignation/appointment of director or secretary) and form 288c(1) (change in the details of a director or secretary).\nThese additional forms enable use by the registrar of companies of Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) technology. The existing forms 287, 288a, 288b, 288c, 287 CYM, 288a CYM, 288b CYM and 288c CYM will remain prescribed for the delivery to the registrar of information pursuant to sections 287 and 288 of the Companies Act 1985.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "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."
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