COMPANIES 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1990. 2 In these Regulations:— “the 1985 Act ” means the Companies Act 1985 as amended by the 1989 Act ; “the 1989 Act” means the Companies Act 1989 ; “the 1985 Regulations ” means the Companies (Forms) Regulations 1985 ; and “the 1987 Regulations ” means the Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 . 3 From 1st April 1990 the forms set out in Schedule 2, with such variations as circumstances require, are forms prescribed for the purposes of the provisions of the 1985 Act which are referred to in those forms . 4 1 Form 224 in Schedule 3 to the 1985 Regulations is revoked on 1st April 1991. From 1st April 1990 until 1st April 1991 this form is a prescribed form for the purposes of section 224 of the 1985 Act. 2 Forms 701(2), 701(6)a and 701(6)b in Schedule 3 to the 1985 Regulations are revoked on 1st April 1991. From 1st April 1990 until 1st April 1991 these forms are prescribed forms respectively for the purposes of sections 224 and 225(1) and (2) of the 1985 Act, as applied by section 701(1) of that Act. 3 Forms 225(1) and 225(2) in Schedule 2 to the 1987 Regulations are revoked on 1st April 1991. From 1st April 1990 until 1st April 1991 the forms 225(1) and 225(2) in Schedule 2 to the 1987 Regulations are prescribed forms respectively for the purposes of section 225(1) and (2) of the 1985 Act. 4 Paragraph (1) of regulation 7 of the 1987 Regulations is revoked on 1st April 1991. From 1st April 1990 until 1st April 1991 the forms 225(1) and 225(2) in Schedule 3 to the 1985 Regulations are prescribed forms respectively for the purposes of section 225(1) and (2) of the 1985 Act, in the circumstances set out in that paragraph. 5 From 1st April 1990 form 242 in Schedule 3 to the 1985 Regulations is a prescribed form for the purposes of section 244 of the 1985 Act, in relation to a financial year of a company which began before 23rd December 1989, but is otherwise revoked. 6 From 1st April 1990 form 287 in Schedule 3 to the 1985 Regulations is prescribed for use by a company to notify a change in the situation of its registered office which occurs before that date, and from that date until 1st April 1991 it is a prescribed form to notify any other change in the situation of its registered office, but is otherwise revoked. 5 1 From 1st April 1990, for the purposes of the provisions set out in paragraph (2) below, a translation of a document into English shall be certified to be a correct translation:— a if the translation was made in the United Kingdom, by:— i a notary public in any part of the United Kingdom; ii a solicitor (if the translation was made in Scotland), a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales (if it was made in England or Wales), or a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland (if it was made in Northern Ireland); or iii a person certified by a person mentioned above to be known to him to be competent to translate the document into English; or b if the translation was made outside the United Kingdom, by:— i a notary public; ii a person authorised in the place where the translation was made to administer an oath; iii any of the British officials mentioned in section 6 of the Commissioners for Oaths Act 1889 ; iv a person certified by a person mentioned in sub-subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii) of this subparagraph to be known to him to be competent to translate the document into English. 2 The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) above are sections 228(2)(f), 242(1), 243(4) and 702(1) of the 1985 Act and paragraph 6 of Part II of Schedule 9 to that Act. 3 From 1st April 1990 regulation 6 of the 1985 Regulations is revoked so far as it refers to sections 241(3)(b) and 700(2) of the Companies Act 1985, but this revocation shall not apply in relation to the accounts of a company in respect of a financial year or accounting reference period of the company which began before 23rd December 1989, as the case may be. Sarah E. Brown An Under-Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry 8th March 1990