# The European Economic Interest Grouping Regulations 1989, Regulation 7: Competent authority (Article 32(1) ... of the EC Regulation)


(1) The competent authority for the purposes of making an application to the court under Article 32(1) of the EC Regulation (winding up of UKEIG in certain circumstances) shall be—
(a) in the case of a UKEIG whose official address is in Northern Ireland, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland;
(b) in any other case, the Secretary of State.
(2) The court may, on an application by the appropriate authority, order the winding up of a UKEIG, if the UKEIG acts contrary to the public interest and it is expedient in the public interest that the UKEIG should be wound up and the court is of the opinion that it is just and equitable for it to be so.
(2A) In paragraph (2) above “the appropriate authority” means—
(a) in the case of a UKEIG whose official address is in Great Britain, the Secretary of State;
(b) in the case of a UKEIG whose official address is in Northern Ireland, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland.
(3) The court, on an application by the appropriate authority, may prohibit any activity carried on in the United Kingdom by a UKEIG where such an activity is in contravention of the public interest there.
(4) In paragraph (3) above “the appropriate authority” means—
(a) in the case of any activity carried on in Great Britain, the Secretary of State;
(b) in the case of any activity carried on in Northern Ireland, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/638/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/european-economic-interest-grouping-regulations-1989/regulation-7
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