Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 30th July, 2021.

I, LEO VARADKAR, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 12 (1), 1302 (2) and 1304 (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 ), hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Companies Act 2014 (Forms) Regulations 2021.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 August 2021.

2. In these Regulations, “Regulations of 2015” means the Companies Act 2014 (Forms) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 147 of 2015 ).

3. The form (Form F12) set out in Part 1 of the Schedule is substituted for the form set out in Part 57 of the Schedule of the Regulations of 2015.

4. The form (Form F13) set out in Part 2 of the Schedule is substituted for the form set out in Part 63 of the Schedule of the Regulations of 2015.

SCHEDULE

Regulation 3

PART 1

Regulation 4

PART 2

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

27 July, 2021.

LEO VARADKAR,

Minister for 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 these Regulations is to prescribe amended forms for the purposes of sections 1302(2) and 1304(1) of the Companies Act 2014 .