- Section 65 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Change of name: registration and issue of certificate of change of name
(1) On receiving a notice of a change of company's name and on being
satisfied—
(a) that the new name complies with the requirements of this Act; and
(b) that the requirements of this Act and any relevant requirements of
the articles of the company, with respect to a change of name are
complied...
- Section 66 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Effect of change of name
(1) A change of a company's name has effect from the date on which the
certificate of change of name is issued.
(2) The change does not affect any rights or obligations of the company or
invalidate any legal proceedings by or against it.
(3) Any legal proceedings that might have been continued...
- Section 67 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Company to display its company name etc
(1) A company shall—
(a) display its name and other prescribed information in specified places;
(b) state prescribed information in prescribed kinds of the company's
documents and communications; and
(c) provide prescribed information on request to those with whom the
company deals with in the...
- Section 68 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Minor variations in form of name
(1) In relation to the name of a company, no account is to be taken of whether—
(a) upper or lower case characters or a combination of the two are used;
(b) diacritical marks or punctuation are present or absent; or
(c) the name is in the same format or style as is specified under section
52(1)...
- Section 69 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: How companies may alter their status
A company can, in accordance with this Part, convert itself—
(a) from being a private company into being a public company;
(b) from being a public company into being a private company;
(c) from being a private limited company into being an unlimited
company;
(d) from being an unlimited private...
- Section 70 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Conversion of private company to public company
(1) A private company, whether limited or unlimited, can convert itself into a
public company limited by shares if (but only if)—
(a) it passes a special resolution to that effect;
(b) the conditions specified in subsection (2) are satisfied; and
(c) an application for registration of the...
- Section 71 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Requirement as to share capital
(1) A company that has resolved to convert itself into a public company
may lodge an application for registration of the conversion only if the following
requirements are satisfied—
(a) the nominal value of the company's allotted share capital are not less
than the authorised minimum;
(b) each...
- Section 72 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Requirements as to net assets
(1) A private company that has resolved to convert itself into a public company
may not apply to have the conversion registered unless—
(a) a balance sheet prepared as at a date not more than seven months
before the date on which the application is lodged with the Registrar;
(b) an unqualified...
- Section 73 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Recent allotment of shares for non-cash consideration
(1) This section applies to shares that are allotted by a company during the
period between the date as at which the balance sheet required by section 72 is
prepared and the passing of the resolution converting the company into a public
company if the shares are allotted as fully or partly paid...
- Section 74 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Requirements for registration of conversion of private company
(1) The Registrar shall refuse an application for the registration of the
conversion of a company into public company if the application does not comply
with subsection (2).
(2) An application for the registration of the conversion of the company into a
public company complies with this...
- Section 75 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Statement of proposed secretary
(1) The statement of the company's proposed secretary complies with this
section only if—
(a) it contains the required particulars of the person who is or the persons
who are to be the secretary or joint secretaries of the company; and
(b) a consent by the person named as secretary, or each of...
- Section 76 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Registrar to issue certificate of incorporation on registration of conversion
(1) The Registrar shall register the conversion of a company into a public
company if satisfied that the registration of application for registration complies with
the requirements of this Division.
(2) If the company does not already have a unique identifying number, the
Registrar shall...
- Section 77 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Conversion of public company into private limited company
(1) A public company can convert itself into a private limited company if—
(a) a special resolution to that effect is passed;
(b) the conditions specified in subsection (2) are satisfied; and
(c) an application for registration of the conversion is lodged with the
Registrar in accordance with...
- Section 78 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Application to Court to cancel conversion resolution
(1) If a special resolution by a public company to convert itself into a private
limited company has been passed, an application to the Court for the cancellation
of the resolution may be made—
(a) by the holders of not less in the aggregate than five per cent in
nominal value of the company's...
- Section 79 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Notices of application to Court and court order application or order to be given to Registrar
(1) On making an application under section 78, the applicants, or the person
making the application on their behalf, shall immediately give notice to the
Registrar.
(2) Subsection (1) applies without affecting any provision of rules of the Court
as to service of notice of the application.
(3)...
- Section 80 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Requirements for registration of conversion of public company into private company
The Registrar may not register the conversion of a public company as a private
limited company unless the application for registration—
(a) contains a statement of the company's new name on conversion; and
(b) is accompanied by—
(i) a copy of the resolution converting the company into a...
- Section 81 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Registrar to issue certificate of incorporation on registration of conversion
(1) The Registrar shall register the conversion of a public company into a private
limited company if satisfied that the application for registration complies with the
requirements of this Division.
(2) If the company does not already have a unique identifying number, the
Registrar shall...
- Section 82 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Registration of conversion of private limited company into unlimited company
(1) A private limited company may convert itself into an unlimited company if—
(a) all the members of the company have assented to its conversion;
(b) the company has not previously been registered as an unlimited
company; and
(c) an application for registration of the conversion is lodged with...
- Section 83 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Requirements for application for registration of conversion of company into unlimited company
The Registrar may not register the conversion of a company as an unlimited
company unless the application for registration—
(a) contains a statement of the company's new name on conversion; and
(b) is accompanied by—
(i) the prescribed form of assent to the company's being registered
as an...
- Section 84 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Registrar to issue certificate of incorporation on registration of conversion
(1) The Registrar shall register the conversion of a private limited company into
an unlimited company if satisfied that the application for registration complies with
the requirements of this Division.
(2) If the company does not already have a unique identifying number, the
Registrar shall...
- Section 85 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Conversion of unlimited company into a private limited company
(1) An unlimited company may convert itself into a private limited company if
(but only if) the conditions specified in subsection (2) are complied with.
(2) The conditions are that—
(a) a special resolution that it should be so converted has been passed
that complies with subsection (3);
(b)...
- Section 86 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Requirements for registration of unlimited company as private limited company
(1) The Registrar may not register the conversion of an unlimited company as
a private limited company unless the application for registration—
(a) contains a statement of the company's new name on registration of
the conversion; and
(b) is accompanied by—
(i) a copy of the resolution...
- Section 87 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Registrar to issue certificate of incorporation on registration of conversion
(1) The Registrar shall register the conversion an unlimited company into a
private limited company if satisfied that the application for registration complies
with the requirements of this Division.
(2) If the company does not already have a unique identifying number, the
Registrar shall...
- Section 88 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Statement of capital required if company already has share capital
(1) If, in the case of a company whose conversion has been registered under
section 87, the company has already allotted share capital, it shall, within fourteen
days after the registration, lodge with the Registrar a statement of capital that
complies with subsection (3).
(2) Subsection (1)...
- Section 89 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Conversion of public company into private and unlimited company
(1) A public company limited by shares may convert itself into an unlimited
private company with a share capital if—
(a) all the members of the company have assented to its being so
converted;
(b) the condition specified in subsection (2) is satisfied; and
(c) an application for registration of...
- Section 90 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Registrar not to register conversion unless application for registration complies with prescribed requirements
The Registrar shall not register the conversion of a public limited company into
an unlimited private company unless the application for registration—
(a) contains a statement of the company's new name on conversion; and
(b) is accompanied by—
(i) an assent to the company's conversion,...
- Section 91 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Registrar to issue certificate of incorporation on registration of conversion
(1) The Registrar shall register the conversion of a public company into an
unlimited private company if satisfied that the application for registration complies
with the requirements of this Division.
(2) If the company does not already have a unique identifying number, the
Registrar shall...
- Section 92 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: How persons become members of company
(1) The subscribers to the memorandum and articles become members of the
company on the registration of the company.
(2) As soon as practicable after the registration of the company, it shall enter
in its register of members the names and addresses of persons who subscribed to
its memorandum and...
- Section 93 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Company to keep register of members
(1) Every company shall keep a register of its members which shall include
information relating to beneficial owners of the company, if any.
(2) A company shall enter in its register of members—
(a) the names and addresses of the members;
(b) the date on which each person was registered as a...
- Section 93A of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Company to keep register of beneficial owners
(1) Every company shall keep a register of its beneficial owners.
(2) A company shall enter in its register of beneficial owners, information
relating to its beneficial
owners as prescribed in the regulations.
(3) A company shall lodge with the Registrar a copy of its register of...