C1Part 2Company formation
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7Method of forming company
1
A company is formed under this Act by one or more persons—
a
subscribing their names to a memorandum of association (see section 8), and
b
complying with the requirements of this Act as to registration (see sections 9 to 13).
2
A company may not be so formed for an unlawful purpose.
I18Memorandum of association
1
A memorandum of association is a memorandum stating that the subscribers—
a
wish to form a company under this Act, and
b
agree to become members of the company and, in the case of a company that is to have a share capital, to take at least one share each.
2
The memorandum must be in the prescribed form and must be authenticated by each subscriber.
Pts. 1-39 (except for Pt. 7 and ss. 662-669), 45-47 extended (12.5.2011) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1265), art. 5(1), Sch. 1 para. 2