{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-economic-interest-grouping-regulations-1989/regulation-10",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/638",
  "legislation_title": "The European Economic Interest Grouping Regulations 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-economic-interest-grouping-regulations-1989",
  "path": "regulation/10",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Prohibition on registration of certain names",
  "text": "(A1) This regulation applies for the purposes of registering—\n(a) a new name under regulation 11; or\n(b) an EEIG establishment under regulation 12.\n(1) A UKEIG or an EEIG establishment shall not be registered in the United Kingdom ... above by a name which includes—\n(a) any of the words or abbreviations specified in inverted commas in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business (Names and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2015;\n(b) any word or abbreviation specified as similar to a word or abbreviation falling within sub-paragraph (a) above, within the meaning of paragraph 2 of that Schedule;\n(c) in the case of a UKEIG, any of the expressions or abbreviations specified in inverted commas in sub-paragraphs (a) to (j) and (l) to (y) of paragraph 3 of that Schedule;\n(ca) in the case of an EEIG establishment, any of the expressions or abbreviations specified in inverted commas in sub-paragraphs (a) to (y) of paragraph 3 of that Schedule;\n(d) any expression or abbreviation specified as similar to an expression or abbreviation falling within sub-paragraph (c) or sub-paragraph (ca), as the case may be, within the meaning of paragraph 4 of that Schedule.\n(1A) The provisions specified in paragraph (1B) below apply to UKEIGs and EEIG establishments registered or in the process of being registered under these Regulations, as if they were companies formed and registered under the 2006 Act or in the process of being registered under the 2006 Act.\n(1B) The provisions are—\n(a) section 53 of the 2006 Act (prohibited names);\n(b) section 54 of that Act (names suggesting connection with government or public authority);\n(c) section 55 of that Act (other sensitive words or expressions);\n(d) section 56 of that Act (duty to seek comments of government department or other specified body) and any regulations made by virtue of that section;\n(e) section 57(3) of that Act (permitted characters etc);\n(f) section 66(1) of that Act (name not to be the same as another in the index) and any regulations made under that section.\n(1C) The provisions specified in paragraph (1B) above have effect with the following modifications—\n(a) any reference to the 2006 Act is to be read as including a reference to these Regulations;\n(b) the reference in section 56(4)(a) to a director or secretary of the company is to be read as a reference to a manager of the UKEIG or the EEIG establishment;\n(c) any requirement imposed by regulations under section 66 to disregard the words “UK Economic Interest Grouping”, “European Economic Interest Grouping” or the abbreviations “UKEIG” or “EEIG” where those words or that abbreviation appears in a name—\n(i) is to apply wherever in the name those words or that abbreviation appears; and\n(ii) is to be taken to include a requirement to disregard the authorised equivalents of those words or that abbreviation in official languages of the European Union other than English.\n(2) Schedule 3 to these Regulations sets out the authorised equivalents referred to in paragraph (1C)(c)(ii) above.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 10(1)(1A)-(1C)(2) substituted for reg. 10(1)(2) (1.10.2009) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399), regs. 1(2), 13 (with reg. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 10(A1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 10(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 10(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 10(b)(i)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 10(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 10(b)(i)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in reg. 10(1)(a) substituted (31.1.2015) by The Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business (Names and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/17), reg. 1(1), Sch. 6 para. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Reg. 10(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 10(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Reg. 10(1)(ca) inserted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 10(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in reg. 10(1)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 10(b)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in reg. 10(1A) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 10(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in reg. 10(1C)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 10(d)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in reg. 10(1C)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 10(d)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in Regulations substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 2, 3-6"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 10 in force at 1.7.1989, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
}