Companies Act 1967 · s 75

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—(1) No company may allot any preference shares or convert any issued shares into preference shares unless there are set out in its constitution the rights of the holders of those shares with respect to repayment of capital, participation in surplus assets and profits, cumulative or non‑cumulative dividends, voting and priority of payment of capital and dividend in relation to other shares or other classes of preference shares.(2) If default is made in complying with this section the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
No company may allot any preference shares or convert any issued shares into preference shares unless there are set out in its constitution the rights of the holders of those shares with respect to repayment of capital, participation in surplus assets and profits, cumulative or non‑cumulative dividends, voting and priority of payment of capital and dividend in relation to other shares or other classes of preference shares.
If default is made in complying with this section the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.

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s 75Rights of holders of preference shares to be set out in constitution

(1)

No company may allot any preference shares or convert any issued shares into preference shares unless there are set out in its constitution the rights of the holders of those shares with respect to repayment of capital, participation in surplus assets and profits, cumulative or non‑cumulative dividends, voting and priority of payment of capital and dividend in relation to other shares or other classes of preference shares.

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If default is made in complying with this section the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.