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COMPANIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1960


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Section 1
   2.      Requirements with respect to memorandum.
   3.      Signature of memorandum.
   4.      Restriction on alteration of memorandum.
   5.      Mode in which and extent to which objects of company may be
           altered.
   6.      Section 6
   7.      Regulations required in case of unlimited company or company limited
           by guarantee.
   8.      Adoption and application of Table A.
   9.      Printing and signature of articles.
   10.     Alteration of articles by special resolution.
   11.     Section 11
   12.     Section 12
   13.     Effect of registration.
   14.     Power of company to hold lands.
   15.     Conclusiveness of certificate of incorporation.
   17.     Section 17
   18.     Change of name.
   19.     Power to dispense with ""limited'' in name of charitable and other
           companies.
   20.     Section 20
   21.     Provision as to memorandum and articles of companies limited by
           guarantee.
   22.     Alterations in memorandum or articles increasing liability to
           contribute to share capital not to bind existing members without
           consent.
   23.     Power to alter conditions in memorandum which could have been
           contained in articles.
   24.     Copies of memorandum and articles to be given to members.
   25.     Issued copies of memorandum to embody alterations.
   26.     Section 26
   27.     Membership of holding company.
   28.     Section 28
   29.     Consequences of default in complying with conditions constituting a
           company a private company.
   30.     Statement in lieu of prospectus to be delivered to registrar by
           company on ceasing to be private company.
   31.     Section 31
   32.     Section 32
   33.     Bills of exchange and promissory notes.
   34.     Execution of deeds abroad.
   35.     Power for company to have official seal for use abroad.
   36.     Section 36
   37.     Section 37
   38.     Matters to be stated and reports to be set out in prospectus.
   39.     Exclusion of s.38 and relaxation of Third Schedule in case of
           certain prospectuses.
   40.     Expert's consent to issue of prospectus containing statement by him.
   41.     Registration of prospectus.
   42.     Restriction on alteration of terms mentioned in prospectus or
           statement in lieu of prospectus.
   43.     Civil liability for mis-statements in prospectus.
   44.     Criminal liability for mis-statements in prospectus.
   45.     Document containing offer of shares or debentures for sale to be
           deemed prospectus.
   46.     Interpretation of provisions relating to prospectuses.
   47.     Section 47
   48.     Prohibition of allotment in certain cases unless statement in lieu
           of prospectus delivered to registrar.
   49.     Effect of irregular allotment.
   50.     Applications for, and allotment of, shares and debentures.
   51.     Allotment of shares and debentures to be dealt in on stock
           exchange.
   52.     Return as to allotments.
   53.     Section 53
   54.     Prohibition of provision of financial assistance by company for
           purchase of or subscription for its own or its holding company's
           shares.
   55.     Section 55
   56.     Section 56
   57.     Power to issue shares at a discount.
   58.     Power to issue redeemable preference shares.
   59.     Section 59
   60.     Reserve liability of limited company.
   61.     Power of company limited by shares to alter its share capital.
   62.     Notice to registrar of consolidation of share capital, conversion of
           shares into stock, etc.
   63.     Notice of increase of share capital.
   64.     Power of unlimited company to provide for reserve share capital on
           re-registration.
   65.     Power of company to pay interest out of capital in certain cases.
   66.     Section 66
   67.     Application to court for confirming order, objections by creditors'
           and settlement of list of objecting creditors.
   68.     Order confirming reduction and powers of court on making such order.
   69.     Registration of order and minute of reduction.
   70.     Liability of members in respect of reduced shares.
   71.     Penalty for concealing name of creditor, etc.
   72.     Section 72
   73.     Section 73
   74.     Numbering of shares.
   75.     Transfer not to be registered except on production of instrument of
           transfer.
   76.     Transfer by personal representative.
   77.     Registration of transfer at request of transferor.
   78.     Notice of refusal to register transfer.
   79.     Certification of transfers.
   80.     Duties of company with respect to issue of certificates.
   81.     Certificate to be evidence of title.
   82.     Evidence of grant of probate.
   83.     Issue and effect of share warrants to bearer.
   85.     Section 85
   86.     Rights of inspection of register of debenture holders and to copies
           of register and trust deed.
   87.     Liability of trustees for debenture holders.
   88.     Section 88
   89.     Power to re-issue redeemed debentures in certain cases.
   90.     Saving, in case of re-issued debentures, of rights of certain
           mortgagees.
   91.     Specific performance of contracts to subscribe for debentures.
   92.     Payment of certain debts out of assets subject to floating charge
           in priority to claims under the charge.
   93.     Section 93
   94.     Duty of company to register charges created by company.
   95.     Duty of company to register charges existing on property acquired.
   95A.    Section 95A
   96.     Register of charges to be kept by registrar of companies.
   97.     Endorsement of certificate of registration on debentures.
   98.     Entries of satisfaction and release of property from charge.
   99.     Section 99
   100.    Registration of enforcement of security.
   101.    Section 101
   102.    Company's register of charges.
   103.    Right to inspect copies of instruments creating mortgages and charges
           and company's register of charges.
   103A.   Section 103A
   105.    Section 105
   106.    Section 106
   107.    Section 107
   108.    Index of members.
   109.    Provisions as to entries in register in relation to share warrants.
   110.    Inspection of register and index.
   111.    Consequences of failure to comply with requirements as to register
           owing to agent's default.
   112.    Power to close register.
   113.    Power of court to rectify register.
   114.    Trusts not to be entered on register.
   115.    Register to be evidence.
   116.    Section 116
   117.    Regulations as to dominion register.
   118.    Stamp duties in case of shares registered in dominion registers.
   119.    Section 119
   120.    Annual return to be made by company not having a share capital.
   121.    Time for completion of annual return.
   122.    Documents be annexed to annual return.
   123.    Certificates to be sent by private company with annual return.
   124.    Section 124
   125.    Annual general meeting.
   126.    Convening of extraordinary general meeting on requisition.
   127.    Length of notice for calling meetings.
   128.    General provisions as to meetings and votes.
   129.    Power of court to order meeting.
   130.    Proxies.
   131.    Right to demand a poll.
   132.    Voting on a poll.
   133.    Representation of bodies corporate at meetings of companies and of
           creditors.
   134.    Circulation of members' resolutions, etc.
   135.    Extraordinary and special resolutions.
   136.    Resolutions requiring special notice.
   137.    Registration and copies of certain resolutions and agreements.
   138.    Resolutions passed at adjourned meetings.
   139.    Section 139
   140.    Inspection of minute books.
   141.    Section 141
   142.    Profit and loss account and balance sheet.
   143.    General provisions as to contents and form of accounts.
   144.    Obligation to lay group accounts before holding company.
   145.    Form of group accounts.
   146.    Contents of group accounts.
   147.    Financial year of holding company and subsidiary.
   148.    Meaning of ""holding company'' and ""subsidiary''.
   149.    Signing of balance sheet.
   150.    Accounts and auditors' report to be annexed to balance sheet.
   151.    Directors' report to be attached to balance sheet.
   152.    Right to receive copies of balance sheets and auditors' and
           directors' reports.
   153.    Appointment and remuneration of auditors.
   154.    Provisions as to resolutions relating to appointment and removal of
           auditors.
   155.    Disqualifications for appointment as auditor.
   156.    Auditors' report and right of access to books and to attend and be
           heard at general meetings.
   157.    Construction of references to documents annexed to accounts.
   158.    Section 158
   159.    Investigation of company's affairs in other cases.
   160.    Section 160
   161.    Production of documents, and evidence, on investigation.
   162.    Inspectors' report.
   163.    Section 163
   164.    Expenses of investigation of company's affairs.
   165.    Inspectors' report to be evidence.
   165A.   Appointment and powers of inspectors to investigate ownership of
           company.
   165B.   Power to require information as to persons interested in shares or
           debentures.
   165C.   Power to impose restrictions on shares or debentures.
   166.    Saving for solicitors and bankers.
   166A.   Extension of powers of investigation to certain bodies incorporated
           outside Northern Ireland.
   167.    Section 167
   168.    Secretary.
   169.    Prohibition of certain persons being director or secretary.
   170.    Avoidance of acts done by person in dual capacity as director and
           secretary.
   171.    Validity of acts of directors.
   172.    Restrictions on advertisement of director.
   173.    Share qualifications of directors.
   174.    Appointment of directors to be voted on individually.
   175.    Removal of directors.
   176.    Retirement of directors under age limit.
   177.    Duty of directors to disclose age to company.
   178.    Provisions as to undischarged bankrupts acting as directors.
   179.    Power to restrain fraudulent persons from managing companies.
   180.    Prohibition of tax-free payments to directors.
   181.    Prohibition of loans to directors.
   182.    Approval of company requisite for payment by it to director for
           loss of office, etc.
   183.    Approval of company requisite for any payment, in connection with
           transfer of its property, to director for loss of office, etc.
   184.    Duty of director to disclose payment for loss of office, etc., made
           in connection with transfer of shares in company.
   185.    Provisions supplementary to ss.182 to 184.
   187.    Statement as to directors' salaries, pensions, etc., to be furnished
           to members.
   188.    Particulars in accounts of loans to officers, etc.
   189.    General duty to make disclosure for purposes of ss.187 and 188.
   190.    Disclosure by directors of interests in contracts.
   191.    Register of directors and secretaries.
   192.    Particulars with respect to directors in trade catalogues, circulars,
           etc.
   193.    Section 193
   194.    Special resolution of limited company making liability of directors
           unlimited.
   195.    Provisions as to assignment of office by directors.
   196.    Section 196
   197.    Section 197
   198.    Information as to compromises with creditors and members.
   199.    Provisions for facilitating reconstruction and amalgamation of
           companies.
   200.    Power to acquire shares of shareholders dissenting from scheme or
           contract approved by majority.
   201.    Section 201
   202.    Section 202
   203.    Section 203
   204.    Definition of ""contributory''.
   205.    Liability of contributory.
   206.    Contributories in case of death of member.
   207.    Contributories in case of bankruptcy of member.
   209.    Section 209
   210.    Section 210
   211.    Definition of inability to pay debts.
   212.    Section 212
   213.    Powers of court on hearing petition.
   214.    Power to stay or restrain proceedings against company.
   215.    Section 215
   216.    Avoidance of sequestration or distress.
   217.    Section 217
   218.    Section 218
   219.    Actions stayed on winding-up order.
   220.    Effect of winding-up order.
   221.    Section 221
   222.    Appointment and powers of provisional liquidator.
   222A.   Appointment, style, etc., of liquidators.
   223.    Notice by liquidator of his appointment in a winding up by the
           court.
   224.    General provisions as to liquidators.
   225.    Custody of company's property.
   226.    Vesting of property of company in liquidator.
   227.    Powers of liquidator.
   228.    Section 228
   229.    Constitution and proceedings of committee of inspection.
   229A.   Powers of Department where no committee of inspection.
   230.    Section 230
   231.    Settlement of list of contributories and application of assets.
   232.    Delivery of property to liquidator.
   233.    Payment of debts due by contributory to company and extent to which
           set-off allowed.
   234.    Power of court to make calls.
   235.    Payment into bank of moneys due to company.
   236.    Order on contributory conclusive evidence.
   236A.   Appointment of special manager.
   237.    Power to exclude creditors not proving in time.
   238.    Adjustment of rights of contributories.
   239.    Inspection of books by creditors and contributories.
   240.    Power to order costs of winding up to be paid out of assets.
   241.    Power to summon persons suspected of having property of company,
           etc.
   242.    Attendance of officers of company at meetings of creditors.
   243.    Power to arrest absconding contributory.
   244.    Powers of court cumulative.
   244A.   Delegation to liquidator of certain powers of court.
   245.    Dissolution of company.
   246.    Section 246
   247.    Appeals from orders.
   248.    Section 248
   249.    Notice of resolution to wind up voluntarily.
   250.    Commencement of voluntary winding up.
   251.    Section 251
   252.    Avoidance of transfers, etc., after commencement of voluntary winding
           up.
   253.    Section 253
   254.    Section 254
   255.    Power of company to appoint and fix remuneration of liquidators.
   256.    Power to fill vacancy in office of liquidator.
   257.    Power of liquidator to accept shares, etc., as consideration for
           sale of property of company.
   258.    Duty of liquidator to call creditors' meeting in case of insolvency.
   259.    Duty of liquidator to call general meeting at end of each year.
   260.    Final meeting and dissolution.
   261.    Alternative provisions as to annual and final meetings in case of
           insolvency.
   262.    Section 262
   263.    Meeting of creditors.
   264.    Section 264
   265.    Appointment of committee of inspection.
   266.    Fixing of liquidators' remuneration and cesser of directors' powers.
   267.    Power to fill vacancy in office of liquidator.
   268.    Application of s.257 to a creditors' voluntary winding up.
   269.    Duty of liquidator to call meetings of company and of creditors at
           end of each year.
   270.    Final meeting and dissolution.
   271.    Section 271
   272.    Distribution of property of company.
   273.    Powers and duties of liquidator in voluntary winding up.
   274.    Power of court to appoint and remove liquidator in voluntary winding
           up.
   275.    Notice by liquidator of his appointment.
   276.    Arrangement when binding on creditors.
   277.    Power to apply to court to have questions determined or powers
           exercised.
   278.    Costs of voluntary winding up.
   279.    Saving for rights of creditors and contributories.
   280.    Section 280
   281.    Effect of petition for winding up subject to supervision.
   282.    Application of ss.215 and 216 to winding up subject to supervision.
   283.    Power of court to appoint or remove liquidators.
   284.    Effect of supervision order.
   285.    Section 285
   286.    Application of bankruptcy rules in winding up of insolvent companies.
   287.    Preferential payments.
   289.    Fraudulent preference.
   290.    Liabilities and rights of certain fraudulently preferred persons.
   291.    Effect of floating charge.
   291A.   Disclaimer of onerous property in case of company wound up.
   294.    Section 294
   295.    Offences by officers of companies in liquidation.
   296.    Penalty for falsification of books.
   297.    Section 297
   298.    Liability where proper accounts not kept.
   299.    Responsibility for fraudulent trading of persons concerned.
   300.    Power of court to assess damages against delinquent directors, etc.
   301.    Section 301
   302.    Disqualification for appointment as liquidator.
   303.    Corrupt inducement affecting appointment as liquidator.
   304.    Enforcement of duty of liquidator to make returns, etc.
   304A.   Notification that a company is in liquidation.
   305.    Exemption of certain documents from stamp duty on winding up of
           companies.
   306.    Books of company to be evidence.
   307.    Disposal of books and papers of company.
   308.    Information as to pending liquidations.
   309.    Unclaimed dividends, etc., to be lodged in court.
   310.    Section 310
   311.    Meetings to ascertain wishes of creditors or contributories.
   312.    Judicial notice of signature of officers.
   313.    Special commission for receiving evidence.
   314.    Court may order examination of persons in Scotland.
   315.    Section 315
   316.    Power of court to declare dissolution of company void.
   316A.   Registrar may strike defunct company off register.
   316B.   Property of dissolved company to be bona vacantia.
   316C.   Power of Crown to disclaim title to property vesting under s.316A.
   317.    Liability for rentcharge on company's land after dissolution.
   318.    Section 318
   319.    Disqualification of body corporate for appointment as receiver.
   319A.   Disqualification of undischarged bankrupt from acting as receiver or
           manager.
   320.    Official Assignee as receiver.
   321.    Receivers and managers appointed out of court.
   322.    Notification that receiver or manager appointed.
   323.    Power of court to fix remuneration on application of liquidator.
   324.    Provisions as to information where receiver or manager appointed.
   325.    Special provisions as to statement submitted to receiver.
   326.    Delivery of registrar of accounts of receivers and managers.
   327.    Section 327
   328.    Section 328
   329.    1932 c.7
   330.    1932 c.7
   331.    1978 NI 12
   332.    Section 332
   333.    1932 c.7
   334.    Definition of joint stock company.
   335.    Requirements for registration by joint stock companies.
   336.    Requirements for registration by other than joint stock companies.
   337.    Authentication of statements of existing companies.
   338.    Registrar may require evidence as to nature of company.
   339.    Change of name for purposes of registration.
   340.    Addition of ""limited'' to name.
   341.    Certificate of registration of existing companies.
   342.    Vesting of property on registration.
   343.    Saving for existing liabilities.
   344.    Continuation of existing actions.
   345.    Effect of registration under Part VIII.
   346.    Power to substitute memorandum and articles for deed of settlement.
   347.    Power of court to stay or restrain proceedings.
   348.    Section 348
   349.    1932 c.7
   349A.   1869 c.114
   350.    1954 c.63
   351.    Part X companies may be wound up although dissolved.
   352.    Contributories in winding up of unregistered company.
   353.    Power of court to stay or restrain proceedings.
   354.    Actions stayed on winding-up order.
   355.    Section 355
   356.    Saving for enactments providing for winding up under former Companies
           Acts.
   358.    Application of Part X.
   359.    Documents etc., to be delivered to registrar by certain companies
           carrying on business in Northern Ireland.
   360.    1932 c.7
   361.    Return to be delivered to registrar where documents etc., altered.
   362.    Accounts of company to which Part X applies.
   363.    Obligation to state name of company to which Part X applies,
           whether limited, and country where incorporated.
   364.    Service on company to which Part X applies.
   365.    Section 365
   366.    Interpretation (Part X).
   367.    1978 NI 12
   368.    Dating of prospectus and particulars to be contained therein.
   369.    Provisions as to expert's consent, and allotment.
   370.    Registration of prospectus.
   371.    1948 c.38.
   372.    Section 372
   373.    Civil liability for misstatements in prospectus.
   374.    Interpretation of provisions as to prospectuses.
   375.    Registration office.
   376.    Inspection, production and evidence of documents kept by registrar.
   377.    Section 377
   378.    1923 c.20
   379.    Enforcement of duty of company to make returns to registrar.
   380.    Prohibition of banking partnerships with more than ten members.
   381.    Liability of bank of issue unlimited in respect of notes.
   382.    Section 382
   383.    Section 383
   384.    Section 384
   385.    Section 385
   386.    Section 386
   387.    Service of documents on a company.
   388.    Penalty for false statements.
   389.    1979 NI 19
   391.    Section 391
   392.    Provision with respect to default fines and meaning of ""officer in
           default''.
   393.    Section 393
   394.    Saving as to private prosecutors.
   395.    Saving for privileged communications.
   396.    Section 396
   397.    Power of court to grant relief in certain cases.
   398.    Power to enforce orders.
   399.    Section 399
   401.    1872 c.58
   402.    Construction of references in other Acts to subsidiary companies as
           defined by, and companies registered under, the Companies Act
           (Northern Ireland), 1932.
   403.    1907 c.50
   405.    Section 405

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