Companies Act · 2021 Revised Edition · Part · Incorporation of Companies and Matters Incidental Thereto
14. Statutory forms of memorandum and articles
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The form of -
the memorandum of association of a company limited by shares;
memorandum
"memorandum" means the memorandum of association of a company, as originally framed or as altered in pursuance of any written law;
the memorandum and articles of association of a company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital;
articles
"articles" means the articles of association of a company, as originally framed or as altered by special resolution, including, so far as they apply to the company, the regulations contained in Table A in Schedule 1;
the memorandum and articles of association of a company limited by guarantee and having a share capital;
company limited by guarantee
"company limited by guarantee" means a company referred to in section 4(2)(b);
the memorandum and articles of association of an unlimited company having a share capital, shall respectively be in accordance with the forms set out in Tables B, C, D and E in Schedule 1, or as near thereto as circumstances admit.
unlimited company
"unlimited company" means a company formed on the principle of having no limit placed on the liability of its members;
REGISTRATION
Terms defined in s 2
articles
Defined · s 2"articles" means the articles of association of a company, as originally framed or as altered by special resolution, including, so far as they apply to the company, the regulations contained in Table A in Schedule 1;
company limited by guarantee
Defined · s 2"company limited by guarantee" means a company referred to in section 4(2)(b);
company limited by shares
Defined · s 2"company limited by shares" means a company referred to in section 4(2)(a);
memorandum
Defined · s 2"memorandum" means the memorandum of association of a company, as originally framed or as altered in pursuance of any written law;
share
Defined · s 2"share" means share in the share capital of a company, and includes stock except where a distinction between stock and shares is expressed or implied;
unlimited company
Defined · s 2"unlimited company" means a company formed on the principle of having no limit placed on the liability of its members;
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