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

(1)This section applies where—^F1

(a)the registrar receives notice of a change of a company’s name and is satisfied—^F1

(i)that the new name complies with the requirements of this Part, and^F1

(ii)that the requirements of the Companies Acts, and any relevant requirements of the company’s articles, with respect to a change of name are complied with, or^F1

(b)the registrar determines a new name for a company under section 76C or 76D.^F1

(2)The registrar must enter the new name on the register in place of the former name.^F1

(3)On the registration of the new name, the registrar must issue a certificate of incorporation altered to meet the circumstances of the case.