Companies Act 2014 section 1309

Translation of documents

Section 1309 requires external companies filing documents with the Registrar to provide certified translations in Irish or English where the originals are in another language, and sets out rules for dealing with discrepancies between original documents and their translations.

• All documents filed with the Registrar under sections 1302 to 1305 must be accompanied by a certified translation in Irish or English if the original is in another language.
• Where a discrepancy exists between the original language version and the certified translation, the external company cannot rely on the translation to its advantage against a third party.
• A third party may still rely on the certified translation against the external company, unless the company can prove the third party had knowledge of the original language text.
• A "third party" means any person other than the external company itself or its members, officers, or employees.