# The Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (revoked), Article 35: Name as stated in memorandum

Extent: N.I.

(1) The name of a public company must end with the words “public limited company” and those words may not be preceded by the word “limited”.
(2) In the case of a company limited by shares or by guarantee (not being a public company), the name must have “limited” as its last word, subject to Article 40 (exempting, in certain circumstances, a company from the requirement to have “limited” as part of the name).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1986/1032/article/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-northern-ireland-order-1986-revoked/article-35
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