<li>For sole traders and partnerships operating under their own name(s), business name registration is OPTIONAL.
</li>
<li>Applicants MUST be a valid legal entity but MAY have an arbitrary number of registered trading names.
@ -59,14 +61,16 @@
<h3>
2.2 Records
</h3>
<oltype="a">
<li>Digital Signatures CAN be accepted in Ireland under the implementation of European Directive 2000/31/EC by way of the Electronic Commerce Act of 2000.
<olstyle="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li>Digital Signatures MAY be accepted in Ireland under the implementation of European Directive 2000/31/EC by way of the Electronic Commerce Act of 2000.
</li>
<li>Historic documents MAY be accepted where it can be proven that material changes have not been made (eg via absence of subsequent submissions in official document listings).
</li>
</ol>
<h3>
2.3 Application Form
</h3>
<oltype="a">
<olstyle="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li>The licensing authority MUST be specified as 'Companies Registration Office, Ireland' where applicable (OPTIONAL for sole traders and partnerships operating under their own name(s)).
</li>
<li>Company Number or Business Name Number MUST be specified where applicable (OPTIONAL for sole traders and partnerships operating under their own name(s)).
<li>Business Name Number is a unique identifying number assigned by CRO when an entity registers a business name.
</li>
<li>Company Number is a unique identifying number assigned by CRO when a body becomes registered as a company.
</li>
<li>Business Name Numbers and Company Numbers are NOT interchangeable so type must always be specified.
</li>
</ol>
<h3>
3.3 Documents
</h3>
<oltype="a">
<olstyle="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li>CRO Company Printout
</li>
<li>CRO Business Name Printout
@ -117,23 +122,26 @@
<h3>
4.1 Assurance
</h3>
<oltype="a">
<olstyle="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li>Each person listed in an application MUST be individually assured and referenced by a confirmed email.
</li>
<li>Sole traders and partnerships operating under their own name(s) MAY be automatically approved without further checks.
</li>
<li>All other trading names (including companies) MUST be verified by a CRO Company Search, where the status MUST be 'Normal'.
<li>All other trading names (including companies) MUST be verified by a CRO Company or Business Name Search, where the status MUST be 'Normal'.
</li>
<li>Partnership applicants MUST additionally be verified via a Business Name Printout as a current individual member and SHOULD be a managing partner.
</li>
<li>Company applications MUST be made by an individual who is duly authorised to sign on behalf of the company:
<oltype="i">
<li>Officeholder applicants (directors or preferably secretary) MUST be verified in a "Company Printout" which SHALL be obtained for a fee (reclaimable from the applicant) by the OA from CRO.
<olstyle="list-style-type: lower-roman;">
<li>Officeholder applicants (directors or preferably secretary) MUST be verified in a "Company Printout" (obtained from the CRO by the OA where fees are reclaimable from the applicant).
</li>
<li>Any other applicant MUST prove that they are duly authorised to sign on behalf of the entity (for example via delegation and/or under company rules) to the satisfaction of the OA, for approval by the AO.
<li>Any other applicant MUST prove that they are duly authorised to sign on behalf of the entity (for example via delegation and/or under company rules) to the satisfaction of the OA, for approval by the OAO.
Sam Johnston
17 years ago