# The European Economic Interest Grouping Regulations 1989, Regulation 6: Cessation of membership (Article 28(1) of the EC Regulation)


For the purposes of national law on liquidation, winding up, insolvency or cessation of payments, a member of a UKEIG registered under these Regulations shall cease to be a member if—
(a) in the case of an individual—
(i) a bankruptcy order has been made against him in England and Wales or Northern Ireland; or
(ii) sequestration of his estate has been awarded by the court in Scotland under the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985;
(b) in the case of a partnership—
(i) a winding up order has been made against the partnership in England and Wales or Northern Ireland;
(ii) a bankruptcy order has been made against each of the partnership’s members in England and Wales on a bankruptcy petition presented under Article 11(1) of the Insolvent Partnerships Order 1994;
(iia) a bankruptcy order has been made against each of the partnership’s members in Northern Ireland on a bankruptcy petition presented under Article 11(1) of the Insolvent Partnerships Order (Northern Ireland) 1995; or
(iii) sequestration of the estate of the partnership has been awarded by the court in Scotland under the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985;
(c) in the case of a company, the company goes into liquidation in the United Kingdom; or
(d) in the case of any legal person or partnership, it is otherwise wound up or otherwise ceases to exist after the conclusion of winding up or insolvency.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/638/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/european-economic-interest-grouping-regulations-1989/regulation-6
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