(1) The Companies Registration Office, being the office maintained for the purpose of the registration of companies under the Companies Acts, is hereby designated as the registry for the purpose of Articles 6, 7, 10 and 39 of the Council Regulation.

(2) For the purposes specified in paragraph (1) of this Regulation, the person for the time being holding the office of registrar of companies under the Companies Acts shall also have the function of registrar of groupings under the Council Regulation and these Regulations and is referred to in these Regulations as "the registrar".