The Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
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2015No. 180
COMPANIES
The Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
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The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 1) in relation to the creation, operation, regulation or dissolution of companies and other forms of business organisation( 2).
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act the Secretary of State makes the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 6th April 2015.
2. In regulation 16 of the Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007( 3), for paragraph (3) substitute-
"3. After the consequences of the cross-border merger have taken effect (see regulation 17)-
(a) an order made under this regulation is conclusive evidence that-(i) the conditions set out in paragraph (1) have been satisfied; and(ii) the requirements of regulations 7 to 10 and 12 to 15 (pre-merger requirements) have been complied with; and(b) the cross-border merger may not be declared null and void."|
Jo Swinson Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs Department for Business, Innovation and Skills |
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9th February 2015 |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. 2007/2974) to ensure that a cross-border merger may not be declared null and void once the merger has taken effect and implements Article 17 of Directive 2005/56/EC.
An Impact Assessment in respect of these Regulations has not been produced as there is no impact on the costs of business.
(1) 1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51)and section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).
(2) S.I. 2007/193.
(3) S.I. 2007/2974, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
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