Companies Act · s 56

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s 56Power of unlimited company to provide for reserve share capital on re-registration

An unlimited company having a share capital may, by its resolution for registration as a limited company in pursuance of this Act, do either or both of the following things -

(a)

increase the nominal amount of its share capital by increasing the nominal amount of each of its shares, but subject to the condition that no part of the increased capital shall be capable of being called up except in the event and for the purposes of the company being wound up;

(b)

provide that a special portion of its uncalled share capital shall not be capable of being called up except in the event and for the purposes of the company being wound up.

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