Part I Formation and Registration of Companies; Juridical Status and Membership
Chapter I Company Formation
Memorandum of association
3 Forms of memorandum.
(1)
Subject to the provisions of sections 1 and 2, the form of the memorandum of association of—
(a)
a public company, being a company limited by shares,
(b)
a public company, being a company limited by guarantee and having a share capital,
(c)
a private company limited by shares,
(d)
a private company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital,
(e)
a private company limited by guarantee and having a share capital, and
(f)
an unlimited company having a share capital,
shall be as specified respectively for such companies by regulations made by the Secretary of State, or as near to that form as circumstances admit.
(2)
Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.