C1Part 3A company's constitution

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Chapter 2Articles of association

General

18Articles of association

1

A company must have articles of association prescribing regulations for the company.

2

Unless it is a company to which model articles apply by virtue of section 20 (default application of model articles in case of limited company), it must register articles of association.

3

Articles of association registered by a company must—

a

be contained in a single document, and

b

be divided into paragraphs numbered consecutively.

4

References in the Companies Acts to a company's “articles” are to its articles of association.