S.I. No. 399/1980 - Business Names Regulations, 1980.


S.I. No. 399 of 1980.

BUSINESS NAMES REGULATIONS, 1980.

The Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 17 of the Registration of Business Names Act, 1963 (No. 30 of 1963) hereby makes the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Business Names Regulations, 1980.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 31st day of December, 1980.

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, 1976 ( S.I. No. 63 of 1976 )), 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 £5.00 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 £2.00 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 £0.25 for each such inspection;

( d ) By any person requiring, under the provisions of Section 16 of the Act, 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 £0.50 for each certificate, certified copy or extract".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism,

this 18th day of December, 1980.

HUGH McGLOIN.

A person authorised by the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism to authenticate the Official Seal of the Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of these regulations is to increase the fees to be paid in connection with the registration of Business Names Act, 1963 .