The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015▤
Power to make savings and transitional regulations
(1) The Cabinet Secretary may make regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions in the Sixth Schedule, containing provisions…
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The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015▤
Sixth Schedule: savings and transitional provisions
The savings and transitional provisions in the Sixth Schedule have effect.
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The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015▤
Continuity of the law
(1) If a provision of the repealed Act is re-enacted by this Act (with or without modification), the effect of the provision conti…
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The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015▤
Repeals and revocation
(1) The provisions of the Companies Act are repealed on such date or such different dates as the Cabinet Secretary may appoint by…
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The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015▤
Power of Cabinet Secretary to make regulations for purposes of this Act
(1) The Cabinet Secretary may make general companies regulations prescribing matters— (a) required or permitted by this Act to be…
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Valuer entitled to full disclosure
(1) A person who is carrying out a valuation or making a report with respect to consideration proposed to be accepted or given by…
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Meaning of “associate” for purposes of section 1034
(1) This section defines “associate” for the purposes of section 1019. (2) In relation to a natural person, "associate" means— (a)…
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Valuer to satisfy independence requirement
(1) A person satisfies the independence requirement for the purposes of section 1017 only if— (a) the person is not— (i) an office…
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Valuation to be carried out only by qualified valuer
(1) Except as provided by subsection (2), a valuation and report made for the purpose of sections 73, 368 or 374 can be made only…
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Part XLI: Application and interpretation of valuation requirements
(1) Sections 1018 to 1021 apply to the valuation and report required by sections73, 368 and 374. (2) A person is a qualified value…
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When documents and information are taken to have been sent or supplied by company
(1) This section applies in relation to documents and information sent or supplied by a company. (2) If— (a) a document or informa…
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Requirements for authentication of documents and information
(1) A document or information sent or supplied to a company in hard copy formis sufficiently authenticated if it is signed by the…
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Right to require company to provide hard copy version of company document or information
(1) A member of a company, or a holder of a company’s debentures, who has received a document information from the company otherwi…
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The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015▤
Companies Communications Regulations
(1) The Cabinet Secretary shall make regulations (to be called the Companies Communication Regulations) that are to have effect fo…
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The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015▤
Requirement for service addresses
(1) In this Act, a person’s service address is an address at which documentsrequired or permitted to be served on the person under…
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Service of documents on directors, secretaries and others
(1) A document may be served on a person to whom this section applies by leaving it at, sending it by post to, the person’s regist…
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Service of documents on companies
(1) A document may be served on a company registered under this Act by leaving it at, or sending it by post to, the company’s regi…
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Duty of company to take precautions against falsification of its records
(1) A company that keeps its records shall ensure that adequate precautions are taken— (a) to guard against falsification of those…
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Power to make regulations about the inspection of records and the provision of copies
(1) The regulations may prescribe the obligations of a company that is required by a provision of this Act— (a) to keep available…
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Power to make regulations about where certain company records can be kept
(1) The regulations may specify places other than a company’s registered office at which records of the company that are required…
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Form of company records
(1) A company can— (a) keep its records in hard copy or electronic form; and (b) arrange them in such manner as the directors of t…
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Power of a court to grant relief in certain cases
(1) If, in proceedings for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust against a person who— (a) is an officer of a com…
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Power of the Court to grant injunctions in certain cases
(1) The Attorney General or a person who claims to have been, to be or to be about to be adversely affected— (a) by the past or co…
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Power of the Court to prohibit payment or transfer of money, financial products or other property
(1) In this section— “aggrieved person” means a person who claims that a relevant person is liable, or may be or may become liable…
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