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COMPANIES ORDINANCE.

(Chapter 32).

COMPANIES (FORMS) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 1966.

In exercise of the powers confenced by section 2 of the Companies Ordinance, and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Governor in Council has made the following order-

1. This order may be cited as the Companies (Forms) (Amend- Citation. ment) Order 1966.

Paragraph 3 of the Companies (Forms) Order is amended by

Amendment

of para-

(a) the deletion in (a) of sub-paragraph (2) of “, the signature or graph 3.

seal of such official being authenticated by any of the British (Vol. VII, officials mentioned in section 6 of the Commissioners for Oaths P. 7). Act, 1889"; and

(b) the deletion in (b) of sub-paragraph (2) of ", the certificate of the notary being authenticated by any of the British officials mentioned in section 6 of the Commissioners for Oaths Act, 1889"; and

(c) the deletion in (c) of sub-paragraph (2) of “, the status of the person administering the oath being authenticated by any of the British officials mentioned in section 6 of that Act".

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

Clerk of Councils.

6th December, 1966.

Explanatory Note,

(This Note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general purport).

This order amends the Companies (Forms) Order by removing the necessity for the authentication by British officials of certain matters in connexion with the certification of dociments to be delivered to the Registrar by companies incorporated outside the Colony under the laws of a foreign country,

It is based on the Companies (Forms) (Amendment No. 3) Order 1962, SL. 1962/1302 (1962 II p. 1394), which makes similar provision in England.

(Secretariat GR1/5641/62)