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  "long_title": "These Regulations amend the Company and Business Names Regulations 1981 (as amended by the Company and Business Names (Amendment) Regulations 1982) (the “1981 Regulations ”). The 1981 Regulations specify certain words and expressions for the purposes of section 26 of the Companies Act 1985 and section 2 of the Business Names Act 1985. Under those sections the Secretary of State’s approval is required for the use of such words and expressions in (respectively) a company or a business name.",
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