Article 15

1. The Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations 2001 [S.I. 2001/1228 as amended by S.I. 2001/3755, 2003/2066, 2005/923, 2005/2114, 2007/1973, 2008/948, 2009/553, 2009/1941, 2010/22.] are amended as follows.

2. In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and extent), for paragraph (3) substitute -

"(3) Except as otherwise provided, these Regulations extend to the whole of the United Kingdom [S.I. 2001/1228 extends to Northern Ireland by virtue of section 1286(1) of the Companies Act 2006.].".

3. In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) -

(a) omit the definition of "the 1985 Act" and insert in the appropriate place -

""the 1989 Order" means the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 [S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I.19) ];

"the 2006 Act" means the Companies Act 2006;";

(b) in the definition of "the appropriate registrar", after paragraph (b) insert -

"(c) the registrar of companies for Northern Ireland if the company’s instrument of incorporation states that its head office is to be situated in Northern Ireland;";

(c) in the definition of "court", in paragraph (a) after "England and Wales" insert "or Northern Ireland";