Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 29th May, 2015.

I, RICHARD BRUTON, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 897 (1) of the Companies Act 2014 , and following consultation with the Registrar of Companies, hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Companies Act 2014 (Section 897) Order 2015.

(2) This Order comes into operation on 1 June 2015.

2. In this Order-

"Act of 2014" means the Companies Act 2014 (No. 38 of 2014);

"Regulations of 2015" means the Companies Act 2014 (Forms) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 147 of 2015 ).

3. The sole means to be used to deliver the following documents to the Registrar shall be those provided for under the Electronic Commerce Act (No. 27 of 2000) effected in a manner which complies with any requirements of the Registrar of the kind referred to in sections 12(2)(b) and 13(2)(a) of that Act:

(a) Form B10A which is prescribed under Regulation 19 of the Regulations of 2015 for the purposes of section 149 (9) of the Act of 2014,

(b) Form C1 which is prescribed under Regulation 29 of the Regulations of 2015 for the purposes of section 409(3) of the Act of 2014,

(c) Form C1A which is prescribed under Regulation 30 of the Regulations of 2015 for the purposes of section 409(4)(a) of the Act of 2014,

(d) Form C1B which is prescribed under Regulation 31 of the Regulations of 2015 for the purposes of section 409(4)(b) of the Act of 2014,

(e) Form F8 which is prescribed under Regulation 55 of the Regulations of 2015 for the purposes of section 409(3) as applied by section 1301(4) of the Act of 2014,

(f) Form F8A which is prescribed under Regulation 56 of the Regulations of 2015 for the purposes of section 409(4)(a) as applied by section 1301(4) of the Act of 2014, and

(g) Form F8B which is prescribed under Regulation 57 of the Regulations of 2015 for the purposes of section 409(4)(b) as applied by section 1301(4) of the Act of 2014.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

22 May 2015.

RICHARD BRUTON,

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The purpose of this Order is to provide that certain Forms, prescribed under the Companies Act 2014 (Forms) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 147 of 2015 ), may be delivered to the Registrar of Companies only by the means provided for under the Electronic Commerce Act 2000 , effected in a manner which complies with any requirements of the Registrar of the kind referred to in sections 12 (2) (a) and 13(b) of that Act.