Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 259

The Company and Business Names (Amendment) Regulations 2001

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Regulations made by the Secretary of State, laid before Parliament under section 29(6) of the Companies Act 1985 and section 6(2) of the Business Names Act 1985, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within 28 days beginning with the day on which the regulations were made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment for more than four days.

"the 1981 Regulations" means the Company and Business Names Regulations 1981[3];

"the Act" means the Business Names Act 1985.

     3. In column (1) of the Schedule to the 1981 Regulations, for the words from "Chamber of Commerce" to "Chamber of Trade" there shall be substituted the following - 

" Chamber (or Chambers) of Business (or their Welsh equivalents, Siambr Fusnes; Siambrau Busnes)
Chamber (or Chambers) of Commerce (or their Welsh equivalents, Siambr Fasnach; Siambrau Masnach)
Chamber (or Chambers) of Commerce and Industry (or their Welsh equivalents, Siambr Masnach a Diwydiant; Siambrau Masnach a Diwydiant)
Chamber (or Chambers) of Commerce, Training and Enterprise (or their Welsh equivalents, Siambr Masnach, Hyfforddiant a Menter; Siambrau Masnach, Hyfforddiant a Menter)
Chamber (or Chambers) of Enterprise (or their Welsh equivalents, Siambr Fenter; Siambrau Menter)
Chamber (or Chambers) of Industry (or their Welsh equivalents, Siambr Ddiwydiant; Siambrau Diwydiant)
Chamber (or Chambers) of Trade (or their Welsh equivalents, Siambr Fasnach; Siambrau Masnach)
Chamber (or Chambers) of Trade and Industry (or their Welsh equivalents, Siambr Masnach a Diwydiant; Siambrau Masnach a Diwydiant)
Chamber (or Chambers) of Training (or their Welsh equivalents, Siambr Hyfforddiant; Siambrau Hyfforddiant)
Chamber (or Chambers) of Training and Enterprise (or their Welsh equivalents, Siambr Hyfforddiant a Menter; Siambrau Hyfforddiant a Menter)".

     4.  - (1) Sections 2 and 3 of the Act do not apply to the carrying on of a business by a person under a name which includes any word or expression specified for the purposes of those sections by virtue of the amendment made by regulation 3 above to the 1981 Regulations, if - 

(a) he carried on that business immediately before 10th May 2001; and

(b) he continues to carry it on under the name which immediately before that day was its lawful business name.

    (2) Nor do sections 2 and 3 of the Act apply to the carrying on of a business by a person to whom the business has been transferred on or after 10th May 2001 during the period of 12 months beginning with the date of transfer so long as he continues to carry it on under the name which was its lawful business name immediately before the date of transfer.


Kim Howells
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Consumers and Corporate Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry.

1st February 2001

[2] 1985 c. 7.back

[3] S.I. 1981/1685, as amended by S.I.s. 1982/1653, 1992/1196 and 1995/3022.back