Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes

Published date: 7 January 2015

Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business (Names and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2015 [SI 2015 No. 17]

	Introductory Text
	Part 1 Introductory (reg. 1)
	Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
	Part 2 Company Names (regs. 2-10)
	Regulation 2 Permitted characters
	Regulation 3 Exemption from requirement as to use of "limited"
	Regulation 4 Inappropriate indication of company type or legal form: generally applicable provisions
	Regulation 5 Inappropriate indication of company type or legal form: company exempt from requirement to have name ending in "limited"
	Regulation 6 Inappropriate indication of company type or legal form: unlimited company
	Regulation 7 Name not to be the same as another in the registrar's index of company names
	Regulation 8 Consent to registration of a name which is the same as another in the registrar's index of company names
	Regulation 9 Names with connection to Public Authorities
	Regulation 10 Interpretation
	Part 3 Limited Liability Partnership Names (reg. 11)
	Regulation 11 Application to Limited Liability Partnerships
	Part 4 Overseas Company Names (regs. 12-15)
	Regulation 12 Interpretation and permitted characters
	Regulation 13 Inappropriate indication of company type or legal form
	Regulation 14 Name not to be the same as another in the registrar's index of company names
	Regulation 15 Consent to registration of a name which is the same as another in the registrar's index of company names
	Part 5 Business Names (regs. 16-19)
	Regulation 16 "Limited" and permitted alternatives
	Regulation 17 Other indications of legal form
	Regulation 18 Names with connection to Public Authorities
	Regulation 19 Savings and Transitional provisions
	Part 6 Trading Disclosures (regs. 20-29)
	Regulation 20 Legibility of displays and disclosures
	Regulation 21 Requirement to display registered name at registered office and inspection place
	Regulation 22 Requirement to display registered name at other business locations
	Regulation 23 Manner of display of registered name
	Regulation 24 Registered name to appear in communications
	Regulation 25 Further particulars to appear in business letters, order forms and websites
	Regulation 26 Disclosure of names of directors
	Regulation 27 Disclosures relating to registered office and inspection place
	Regulation 28 Offence
	Regulation 29 Interpretation
	Part 7 Miscellaneous (reg. 30)
	Regulation 30 Revocations and Consequential Amendments
	Schedule 1 Characters, Signs, Symbols (including Accents and other Diacritical Marks) and Punctuation
	Schedule 2 Specified Words, Expressions and Abbreviations
	Schedule 3 Name same as another in the Registrar's Index of Company Names
	Schedule 4 Specified "Public Authorities" and list of Government Departments and other bodies whose views must be sought
	Schedule 5 Amendment to the Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009
	Schedule 6 Revocations and consequential amendments
	Signature
	Explanatory Note
	Explanatory Memorandum
	Impact Assessment