Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 1 · Preliminary
2. Division into Parts
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This Act is divided into Parts and Divisions as follows:Part 1sections 1‑7A…Preliminary sections 1‑7A.Part 2sections 8‑15...Administration of this Act sections 8‑8H, 10, 12‑15.Part 3Constitution of Companiessections 17‑42A...Division 1 — Incorporation sections 17‑22. Division 2 — Powers sections 23‑41C, 42A.Part 4Shares, Debentures and Charges sections 59‑141...Division 2 — Restrictions on allotment and commencement of businesssections 59‑62. ...Division 3 — Sharessections 62A‑68, 70‑78. ...Division 3A — Reduction of share capitalsections 78A‑78K. ...Division 4 — Substantial shareholdingssections 79‑91. ...Division 5 — Debentures sections 93‑96, 100. ...Division 7 — Title and transfers sections 121‑128, 129‑130AE. ...Division 8 — Registration of charges sections 131‑141.Part 5Management and Administration sections 142‑198......Division 1 — Office and name sections 142‑144.Division 2 — Directors and officers sections 145‑152, 154‑160, 161‑165, 168‑169, 171‑173I. ...Division 3 — Meetings and proceedings sections 174‑189. ...Division 4 — Register of members kept by public companysections 189A‑196. ...Division 4A — Electronic register of members kept by Registrarsections 196A‑196D ...Division 5 — Annual return sections 197‑198.Part 6Financial Statements and Auditsections 199‑209A......Division 1 — Financial statementssections 199, 201‑204.Division 2 — Audit sections 205‑209A.Part 7sections 210‑216B...Arrangements, Reconstructions and Amalgamations sections 210‑211, 212, 215‑216B.Part 9sections 228‑246...Investigations sections 228‑233, 235‑246.Part 10sections 344‑344H...Dissolutionsections 344‑344HPart 10Asections 355‑364A...Transfer of Registrationsections 355‑364A.Part 11Various Types of Companies, etc. sections 365‑386...Division 2 — Foreign Companies sections 365‑373, 375‑384, 386.Part 11Asections 386AA‑386AP...Register of Controllers and Nominee Director of Companiessections 386AA‑386AP.Part 12General sections 387‑411...Division 1 — Enforcement of this Act sections 386A‑399. ...Division 2 — Offences sections 401‑409B. ...Division 3 — Miscellaneous sections 409C‑411.
Terms defined in this Act
annual return
Defined · s 4“annual return” means the return required to be lodged under section 197(1);
director
Defined · s 4“director” includes any person occupying the position of director of a corporation by whatever name called and includes a person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors or the majority of the directors of a corporation are accustomed to act and an alternate or substitute director;
name
Defined · s 4“full name” or “name” means —(a)in the case of an individual registered under the National Registration Act 1965 — the name as it appears in the latest identity card issued to that individual under section 9 of that Act; or(b)in the case of an individual not registered under the National Registration Act 1965 — the name as it appears in the latest passport issued to that individual or such other similar evidence of identification as is available;
register
Defined · s 386AB“register of controllers” or “register” —(a)in relation to a company to which this Part applies — means the register that the company is required to keep of its registrable controllers under section 386AF(1), (1A), (2) or (3); and(b)in relation to a foreign company to which this Part applies — means the register that the foreign company is required to keep of its registrable controllers under section 386AF(4), (4A), (5) or (6);
register of controllers
Defined · s 386AB“register of controllers” or “register” —(a)in relation to a company to which this Part applies — means the register that the company is required to keep of its registrable controllers under section 386AF(1), (1A), (2) or (3); and(b)in relation to a foreign company to which this Part applies — means the register that the foreign company is required to keep of its registrable controllers under section 386AF(4), (4A), (5) or (6);
registration
Defined · s 356“registration”, in relation to a foreign corporate entity that has applied to be registered as a company limited by shares under this Part, means registration by the Registrar under section 359(1), and “register” and “registered” are to be construed accordingly.
share
Defined · s 4“share” means share in the share capital of a corporation and includes stock except where a distinction between stocks and shares is expressed or implied;
Part 2
Administration of This Act
Part 3
Constitution of Companies
Part 4
Shares, Debentures and Charges
Part 5
Management and Administration
Part 6
Financial Statements and Audit
Part 7
Arrangements, Reconstructions and Amalgamations
Part 8
Part 8A
Part 9
Investigations
Part 10
Dissolution
Part 10A
Transfer of Registration
Part 11
Various Types of Companies, Etc.
Part 11A
Register of Controllers, Nominee Directors and Nominee Shareholders of Companies
Part 12