(1) The approval of the Secretary of State is required for a company to be registered under this Act by a name that would be likely to give the impression that the company is connected with -
(a) Her Majesty's Government, any part of the Scottish administration, the Welsh Government or Her Majesty's Government in Northern Ireland,
(b) a local authority, or
(c) any public authority specified for the purposes of this section by regulations made by the Secretary of State.
(2) For the purposes of this section -
"local authority" means -
(a) a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly,
(b) a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39), or
(c) a district council in Northern Ireland;
"public authority" includes any person or body having functions of a public nature.
(3) Regulations under this section are subject to affirmative resol
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