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Regulation 7 Competent authority (Article 32(1) ... of the EC Regulation)F13F14I1

F1(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 F2UKEIG in certain circumstances) shall be—

(a)

in the case of F3a 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 F4the appropriate authority, order the winding up of F5a UKEIG, if F6the 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.

F7(2A)

In paragraph (2) above “the appropriate authority” means—

(a)

in the case of F8a UKEIG whose official address is in Great Britain, the Secretary of State;

(b)

in the case of F9a 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 F10the appropriate authority, F11may prohibit any activity carried on in the United Kingdom by a UKEIG where such an activity is in contravention of the public interest there.

F12(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.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Reg. 7(1) substituted (1.10.2009) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399), regs. 1(2), 10(2) (with reg. 2)

F2

Word in reg. 7(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 7(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3

Words in reg. 7(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 7(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4

Words in reg. 7(2) substituted (1.10.2009) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399), regs. 1(2), 10(3)(a) (with reg. 2)

F5

Words in reg. 7(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 7(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6

Words in reg. 7(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 7(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7

Reg. 7(2A) inserted (1.10.2009) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399), regs. 1(2), 10(4) (with reg. 2)

F8

Words in reg. 7(2A)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 7(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F9

Words in reg. 7(2A)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 7(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F10

Words in reg. 7(3) substituted (1.10.2009) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399), regs. 1(2), 10(5)(a) (with reg. 2)

F11

Words in reg. 7(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 7(e); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F12

Reg. 7(4) inserted (1.10.2009) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2399), regs. 1(2), 10(6) (with reg. 2)

F13

Word in reg. 7 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 7(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F14

Words in reg. 7 heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 7(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 7 in force at 1.7.1989, see reg. 1