S.I. No. 458/2016 - Companies Act 2014 (Section 897) Order 2016.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 30th August, 2016.

I, MARY MITCHELL O’CONNOR, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 897 (1) of the Companies Act 2014 , and following consultation with the Registrar of Companies, hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Companies Act 2014 (Section 897) Order 2016.

(2) This Order comes into operation on 1 June 2017.

2. In this Order—

“Act of 2014” means the Companies Act 2014 (No. 38 of 2014);

“Regulations of 2015” means the Companies Act 2014 (Forms) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 147 of 2015 ).

3. The sole means to be used to deliver the following documents to the Registrar shall be those provided for under the Electronic Commerce Act (No. 27 of 2000) effected in a manner which complies with any requirements of the Registrar of the kind referred to in sections 12(2)(b) and 13(2)(a) of that Act:

(a) Form B1 which is prescribed under Regulation 25 of the Regulations of 2015 for the purposes of section 343(4) of the Act of 2014,

(b) Form B2 which is prescribed under Regulation 7 of the Regulations of 2015 for the purposes of section 50(3) of the Act of 2014,

(c) Form B10 which is prescribed under Regulation 18 of the Regulations of 2015 for the purposes of section 149(8) of the Act of 2014

(d) Form B73 which is prescribed under Regulation 26 of the Regulation of 2015 for the purposes of section 346(2)(b) of the Act of 2014.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

24 August 2016.

MARY MITCHELL O’CONNOR,

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The purpose of this Order is to provide that certain Forms, prescribed under the Companies Act 2014 (Forms) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 147 of 2015 ), may be delivered to the Registrar of Companies only by the means provided for under the Electronic Commerce Act 2000 , effected in a manner which complies with any requirements of the Registrar of the kind referred to in sections 12 (2) (b) and 13 (2) (a) of that Act.