Section 54 | Names Suggesting Connection With Government Or Public Authority | Companies Act 2006 C46 | LexisNexis

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54 Names suggesting connection with government or public authority

54 Names suggesting connection with government or public authority

Companies Act 2006 | Legislation

(1) The approval of the Secretary of State is required for a company to be registered under this Act by a name that would be likely to give the impression that the company is connected with—

(a) Her Majesty's Government, any part of the Scottish administration[, the Welsh Assembly Government] or Her Majesty's Government in Northern Ireland,

(b) a local authority, or

(c) any public authority specified for the purposes of this section by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(2) For the purposes of this section—

“local authority” means—

(a) a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972 (c 70), the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly,

Part 1 General Introductory Provisions

Part 2 Company Formation

Part 3 A Company's Constitution

Part 4 A Company's Capacity And Related Matters

Part 5 A Company's Name

Chapter 1 General Requirements

Prohibited names

53 Prohibited names

Sensitive words and expressions

54 Names suggesting connection with government or public authority

55 Other sensitive words or expressions

56 Duty to seek comments of government department or other specified body

Permitted characters etc

57 Permitted characters etc

Chapter 2 Indications of Company Type or Legal Form

Required indications for limited companies

58 Public limited companies

59 Private limited companies

60 Exemption from requirement as to use of “limited”

61 Continuation of existing exemption: companies limited by shares

62 Continuation of existing exemption: companies limited by guarantee

63 Exempt company: restriction on amendment of articles

64 Power to direct change of name in case of company ceasing to be entitled to exemption

Inappropriate use of indications of company type or legal form

65 Inappropriate use of indications of company type or legal form

Chapter 3 Similarity to Other Names

Similarity to other name on registrar's index

66 Name not to be the same as another in the index

67 Power to direct change of name in case of similarity to existing name

68 Direction to change name: supplementary provisions

Similarity to other name in which person has goodwill

69 Objection to company's registered name

70 Company names adjudicators

71 Procedural rules

72 Decision of adjudicator to be made available to public

73 Order requiring name to be changed

74 Appeal from adjudicator's decision

Chapter 4 Other Powers of the Secretary of State

75 Provision of misleading information etc

76 Misleading indication of activities

Chapter 5 Change of Name

77 Change of name

78 Change of name by special resolution

79 Change of name by means provided for in company's articles

80 Change of name: registration and issue of new certificate of incorporation

81 Change of name: effect

Chapter 6 Trading Disclosures

82 Requirement to disclose company name etc

83 Civil consequences of failure to make required disclosure

84 Criminal consequences of failure to make required disclosures

85 Minor variations in form of name to be left out of account

Part 6 A Company's Registered Office

Part 7 Re-Registration As A Means Of Altering A Company's Status

Part 8 A Company's Members

Part 9 Exercise Of Members' Rights

Part 10 A Company's Directors

Part 11 Derivative Claims And Proceedings By Members

Part 12 Company Secretaries

Part 13 Resolutions And Meetings

Part 14 Control Of Political Donations And Expenditure

Part 15 Accounts And Reports

Part 16 Audit

Part 17 A Company's Share Capital

Part 18 Acquisition By Limited Company Of Its Own Shares

Part 19 Debentures

Part 20 Private And Public Companies

Part 21 Certification And Transfer Of Securities

[Part 21A Information About People With Significant Control]

Part 22 Information About Interests In A Company's Shares

Part 23 Distributions

[Part 24 Annual Confirmation Of Accuracy Of Information On Register]

Part 25 Company Charges

Part 26 Arrangements And Reconstructions

Part 27 Mergers And Divisions Of Public Companies

Part 28 Takeovers Etc

Part 29 Fraudulent Trading

Part 30 Protection Of Members Against Unfair Prejudice

Part 31 Dissolution And Restoration To The Register

Part 32 Company Investigations: Amendments

Part 33 UK Companies Not Formed Under Companies Legislation

Part 34 Overseas Companies

Part 35 The Registrar Of Companies

Part 36 Offences Under The Companies Acts

Part 37 Companies: Supplementary Provisions

Part 38 Companies: Interpretation

Part 39 Companies: Minor Amendments

Part 40 Company Directors: Foreign Disqualification Etc

Part 41 Business Names

Part 42 Statutory Auditors

Part 43 Transparency Obligations And Related Matters

Part 44 Miscellaneous Provisions

Part 45 Northern Ireland

Part 46 General Supplementary Provisions

Part 47 Final Provisions

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