S.I. No. 629/2020 - Companies Act 2014 (Section 897) Order 2020

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 25th December, 2020.

I, ROBERT TROY, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 12 (1) and 897 (1) of the Companies Act 2014 (No. 38 of 2014) (as adapted by the Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 519 of 2020 ) and the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 580 of 2020 )), after 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 2020.

(2) This Order comes into operation on 16 December 2020.

2. The sole means to be used to deliver Form A1 which is prescribed under Regulation 3 of the Companies Act 2014 (Forms) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 147 of 2015 ) 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.

GIVEN under my hand,

15 December 2020

ROBERT TROY,

Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

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 Form A1 prescribed under the Companies Act 2014 (Forms) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 147 of 2015 ), may only be delivered to the Registrar of Companies 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.