# The Companies (Registrar, Languages and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2006, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations implement provisions of Directive 2003/58/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 15 July 2003 amending Council Directive 68/151/EEC, as regards disclosure requirements in respect of certain types of companies (O.J. L221, 4.9.2003, p. 13) They do so by amending the Companies Act 1985 and the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 so far as not yet repealed by the Companies Act 2006, and by supplementing provisions of the Companies Act 2006 brought into force on the same date as these Regulations.
Regulation 2 applies when the registrar of companies provides a copy in electronic form of material on the register to a person requesting that the copy be certified as a true copy. The registrar's certificate must be certified by an electronic signature which is uniquely linked to the registrar by means under his sole control and which is linked to the certificate and the copy in such a way that subsequent changes are detectable.
Regulation 3 amends the 1985 Act and the 1986 Order (except in respect of limited liability partnerships) by no longer requiring copies of certain documents delivered to the registrar to be office copies (ie, hard copies).
The effect of regulation 4 is that when a contract for the allotment of shares paid up other than in cash is delivered to the registrar, it need not be in English but must be accompanied by a certified translation into English.
Regulation 5 enables companies to deliver to the registrar any of the documents to which Council Directive 68/151/EEC (O.J. L65, 14.3.1968, p.8) applies (listed in section 1078 of the 2006 Act) in any of the official languages of the European Union if accompanied by a certified translation into English.
Regulations 6 and 7 and Schedules 1 and 2 amend the 1985 Act , the 1986 Order, the Insolvency Act 1986 and the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 so as to include websites and documents in electronic form in provisions requiring the company's name, registered number, registered office and other particulars, and the fact that the company is being wound up (where that is so), to appear on correspondence, publications and other documents.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3429/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-registrar-languages-and-trading-disclosures-regulations-2006/note
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