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Part IE+W+S Formation and Registration of Companies; Juridical Status and Membership

Chapter IE+W+S Company Formation

Memorandum of associationE+W+S

1 Mode of forming incorporated company.E+W+S

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F1Ss. 1-28 repealed (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss.1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/2860, art. 4, Sch. 1 (as amended by S.I. 2009/1941, art. 13(1)(a)) (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18, Sch.))

2 Requirements with respect to memorandum.E+W+S

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3 Forms of memorandum.E+W+S

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3A Statement of company’s objects: general commercial company.E+W+S

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4 Resolution to alter objects.E+W+S

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5 Procedure for objecting to alteration.E+W+S

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6 Provisions supplementing ss. 4, 5.E+W+S

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Articles of associationE+W+S

7 Articles prescribing regulations for companies.U.K.

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8 Tables A, C, D and E.E+W+S

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8A Table G.E+W+S

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9 Alteration of articles by special resolution.E+W+S

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Registration and its consequencesE+W+S

10 Documents to be sent to registrar.E+W+S

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11 Minimum authorised capital (public companies).E+W+S

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12 Duty of registrar.E+W+S

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13 Effect of registration.E+W+S

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14 Effect of memorandum and articles.E+W+S

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F16Ss. 1-28 repealed (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss.1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/2860, art. 4, Sch. 1 (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18, Sch.)) and with savings for repeal of s. 14(2) (1.10.2009) by S.I. 2009/1941, art. 11(3)(a)

15 Memorandum and articles of company limited by guarantee.E+W+S

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16 Effect of alteration on company’s members.E+W+S

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17 Conditions in memorandum which could have been in articles.E+W+S

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18 Amendments of memorandum or articles to be registered.E+W+S

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19 Copies of memorandum and articles to be given to members.E+W+S

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20 Issued copy of memorandum to embody alterations.E+W+S

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A company’s membershipE+W+S

22 Definition of “member”.E+W+S

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23 Membership of holding company.E+W+S

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24 Minimum membership for carrying on business.E+W+S

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Chapter IIE+W+S Company Names

25 Name as stated in memorandum.E+W+S

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26 Prohibition on registration of certain names.E+W+S

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F28Ss. 1-28 repealed (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss.1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/2860, art. 4, Sch. 1 (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18, Sch.)) and with savings for the repeal of s. 26(2)(a) by virtue of S.I. 2008/2860, Sch. 2 para. 114A (as inserted (1.10.2009) by S.I. 2009/2476, art. 2)

27 Alternatives of statutory designations.E+W+S

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28 Change of name.E+W+S

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29 Regulations about names.E+W+S

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30 Exemption from requirement of “limited” as part of the name.E+W+S

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31 Provisions applying to company exempt under s. 30.E+W+S

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32 Power to require company to abandon misleading name.E+W+S

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33 Prohibition on trading under misleading name.E+W+S

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34 Penalty for improper use of “limited” or “cyfyngedig”.E+W+S

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34APenalty for improper use of “community interest company” etc.E+W+S

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Chapter IIIE+W+S A Company’s Capacity; Formalities of Carrying on Business

35 A company’s capacity not limited by its memorandum.E+W+S

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35A Power of directors to bind the company.E+W+S

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35B No duty to enquire as to capacity of company or authority of directors.E+W+S

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36 Company contracts: England and Wales.E+W+S

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36A Execution of documents: England and Wales.E+W+S

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36AAExecution of deeds: England and WalesE+W

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36B Execution of documents by companies.E+W+S

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36C Pre-incorporation contracts, deeds and obligations.E+W+S

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37 Bills of exchange and promissory notes.E+W+S

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38 Execution of deeds abroad.E+W+S

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39 Power of company to have official seal for use abroad.E+W+S

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40 Official seal for share certificates, etc.E+W+S

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41 Authentication of documents.E+W+S

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F52S. 41 repealed (6.4.2007) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2006/3428, art. 4(2)(b), (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1and with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5 (as amended by S.I. 2007/3495, art. 11, Sch. 5))

42 Events affecting a company’s status.E+W+S

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