C1Part 2Company formation
Registration and its effect
15Issue of certificate of incorporation
1
On the registration of a company, the registrar of companies shall give a certificate that the company is incorporated.
2
The certificate must state—
a
the name and registered number of the company,
b
the date of its incorporation,
c
whether it is a limited or unlimited company, and if it is limited whether it is limited by shares or limited by guarantee,
d
whether it is a private or a public company, and
e
whether the company's registered office is situated in England and Wales (or in Wales), in Scotland or in Northern Ireland.
3
The certificate must be signed by the registrar or authenticated by the registrar's official seal.
4
The certificate is conclusive evidence that the requirements of this Act as to registration have been complied with and that the company is duly registered under this Act.
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