{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deregulation-and-contracting-out-northern-ireland-order-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deregulation-and-contracting-out-northern-ireland-order-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1996/1632",
  "legislation_title": "The Deregulation and Contracting Out (Northern Ireland) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/deregulation-and-contracting-out-northern-ireland-order-1996",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Functions of the registrar of companies in relation to—\n(a) the incorporation of companies under Part 2 of the Companies Act 2006;\n(b) the change of name of companies under Chapter 5 of Part 5 of that Act;\n(c) the re-registration and change of status of companies under Part 7 and sections 649 (registration of order and statement of capital), 650, 651 and 665 (re-registration of public company as private company on reduction of capital) of that Act.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 Pt. I (paras. 1-8) ceased to have effect (1.10.2009) by virtue of Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 7(2)(c) (with art. 10)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 paras. 2, 3 and preceding cross-heading substituted (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 166(5)(a) (with art. 10)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2006/46",
      "affecting_title": "Companies Act 2006"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1996/1632/schedule/2/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:41:49.350956+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}