Singapore legislation

Clause 32

of Companies Bill

Clause 32

As to memorandum and articles of companies limited by guarantee

(1)

In the case of a company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital every provision in the memorandum or articles or in any resolution of the company purporting to give any person a right to participate in the divisible profits of the company otherwise than as a member shall be void.[U.K.s. 21.][Aust. s. 32.]

(2)

For the purposes of the provisions of this Act relating to the memorandum of a company limited by guarantee and of this section, every provision in the memorandum or articles or in any resolution of a company limited by guarantee purporting to divide the undertaking of the company into shares or interests shall be treated as a provision for a share capital notwithstanding that the nominal amount or number of the shares or interests is not specified thereby.