8Memorandum of associationU.K.
(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.
Commencement Information
I1S. 8 wholly in force at 1.10.2009; s. 8 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 1300; s. 8 in force for specified purposes at 20.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3428, art. 3(3) (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1 and with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5); s. 8 in force at 1.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2008/2860, art. 3(b) (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18)