S.I. No. 357/1997 - Business Names Regulations, 1997

S.I. No. 357 of 1997.

BUSINESS NAMES REGULATIONS, 1997

I, Michael Smith, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise. Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Registration of Business Names Act, 1963 (No. 30 of 1963), as adapted by the Enterprise and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 305 of 1997 ), and the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 329 of 1997 ), hereby make the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Business Names Regulations, 1997.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 15th day of September, 1997.

3. The Business Names Regulations, 1964 ( S.I. No. 47 of 1964 ), are hereby amended by the substitution for Regulation 5 (inserted by the Business Names Regulations, 1993 ( S.I. No. 138 of 1993 )) of the following Regulation:

"5. The fees to be paid to the registrar under the Act shall be as follows:

( a ) on furnishing a statement of particulars required under section 4 of the Act, the sum of £25 and such sum shall cover the issue of one certificate of registration;

( b ) on furnishing a statement of change in the particulars registered as required under section 7 of the Act, the sum of £10 and such sum shall cover the issue, where necessary, of one certificate of registration of change in the business name;

( c ) by any person inspecting, under the provisions of section 16 of the Act, any documents kept by the registrar, the sum of £3 for each such inspection;

( d ) by any person requiring a certificate of the registration of any person or a certified copy of or extract from any other document or any part of any other document, the sum of £10 for each certificate, certified copy or extract;

( e ) by any person requiring an uncertified copy of or extract from any document or any part of any document, the sum of £3 for each uncertified copy or extract.".

GIVEN under my hand, this 20th day of August, 1997.

Michael Smith

Minister of State at the Department

of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of this Order is to set the level of fees to be paid in connection with certain provisions of the Registration of Business Names Acts, 1963 with effect from 15 September, 1997.