United Kingdom Statutory Instruments

(a) to whom the business is transferred on or after the date on which these Regulations came into force; and

(b) who carries on the business under the name which was its lawful business name immediately before that transfer,

during the period of 12 months beginning with the date of the transfer.

    (2) Section 2(1)(b) of the Act does not apply to the carrying on of a business under a name which includes the word "Government" by a person who—

(a) carried on that business immediately before the date on which these Regulations came into force; and

(b) continues to carry it on under the name which immediately before that date was its lawful business name.

Stephen Timms
Minister of State for Competitiveness and Consumer Affairs Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

9th July 2007

(a) a company's registered name; or

(b) a business name,

without the prior written approval of the Secretary of State.

Regulation 3 includes savings for business names which included the word "Government" prior to the entry into force of these Regulations.

An Impact Assessment in respect of these Regulations has not been produced as there is no impact on the costs of business.