1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Welsh Language Forms) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 27th January 2003.

(2) In these Regulations, references to a numbered section are to a section of the Companies Act 1985.

2. —(1) Forms 10 cym, 288a cym and 288c cym, and 363 cym in the Schedule to these Regulations with such variations as circumstances require, are additional forms prescribed for the purposes of sections 10(2), 288(2) and 363(2) for use by a company whose memorandum states that its registered office is to be situated in Wales.

(2) Form 363s cym in the Schedule to these Regulations, with such variations as circumstances require, is an additional form prescribed for the purposes of section 363(2) where the form has been delivered to a company whose memorandum states that its registered office is to be situated in Wales by the Registrar for the purposes of an annual return by that company.

(3) Form 723SR cym in the Schedule to these Regulations, with such variations as circumstances require, is a form prescribed for the purposes of sections 10(2A) and 288(2) for use by a director of a company whose memorandum states that its registered office is to be situated in Wales.

(4) Form 723(change) cym in the Schedule to these Regulations, with such variations as circumstances require, is a form prescribed for the purposes of section 288(2) for use by a director of a company whose memorandum states that its registered office is to be situated in Wales.

3. Notwithstanding Regulation 2, the following forms shall remain in use as alternatives to the forms in the Schedule to these Regulations for use by a company whose memorandum states that its registered office is to be situated in Wales, save that the forms referred to in Regulation 2 (or their English-language equivalents) must be used where the director of a company in question is the beneficiary of a Confidentiality Order made under section 723B—

(a) forms 10 cym, 288a cym and 288c cym in the schedule to the Companies (Welsh Language Forms and Documents) (Amendment) Regulations 1995( 3 );

(b) form 363 cym in the schedule to the Companies (Welsh Language Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1999( 4 );

(c) form 363s cym in the schedule to the Companies (Welsh Language Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2000( 5 ).