Companies (Amendment) Act 2017

Amendment of section 279 of Companies Act 2014

1. Section 279 of the Companies Act 2014 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant holding company”, by the substitution of “America,” for “America, and”,

(b) by the insertion, in subsection (1), of the following paragraph after paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant holding company”:

“(aa) which was incorporated in the State prior to the commencement of section 1 of the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017, and”,

and

(c) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “31 December 2030” for “31 December 2020”.