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39 of 1932.

29 of 1933.

24 of 1935.

15 of 1936.

1 of 1949.

Companies.

CHAPTER 32.

COMPANIES.

To consolidate and amend the law relating to companies.

[1st July, 1933.]

9 of 1950.

22 of 1950.

24 of 1950.

Short title.

Interpretation.

19 & 20 Geo. 5, c. 23, s. 380.

1 of 1949, s. 22.

(1 of 1865.)

(58 of 1911.)

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Companies Ordinance.

Interpretation.

2. (1) In this Ordinance-

"annual return" means the return required to be made, in the case of a company having a share capital, under section 107, and, in the case of a company not having a share capital, under section 108;

"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 the First Schedule annexed to the Companies Ordinance, 1865, or in that table as altered in pursuance of powers given under that Ordinance, or in Table A in the First Schedule to the Companies Ordinance, 1911, or in that table as altered in pursuance of section mentioned of the last Ordinance, or in Table A in the First Schedule to this Ordinance;

"book and paper" and "book or paper" include accounts, deeds, writings, and documents;

"company" means a company formed and registered under this Ordinance or an existing company;

"court" used in relation to a company means the court having jurisdiction to wind up the company;

"debenture" includes debenture stock, bonds and any other securities of a company whether constituting a charge on the assets of the company or not;

"director" includes any person occupying the position of director by whatever name called;

"document" includes summons, notice, order, and other legal process, and registers;