UK: the Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business Names (Public Authorities) Regulations 2009

A draft copy of the Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business Names (Public Authorities) Regulations 2009 was published on OPSI earlier this week: see here (html) and here (pdf). The accompanying explanatory memorandum explains:

The Regulation specifies 26 public authorities and, for each, the body that must be consulted by a person wishing to adopt a name that suggests a connection to it. These public authorities are all independent of HM Government and are thus not covered by the continuing requirement for prior approval for names that suggest connection to HM Government under section 54(1)(a) or 1193(1)(a) of the [Companies Act] 2006".