Companies_Act,_1956
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11 Prohibition of associations and partnerships exceeding certain number
12 Mode of forming incorporated company
13 Requirements with respect to memorandum
14 Form of memorandum
15 Printing and signature of memorandum
15A Special provision as to alteration of memorandum consequent on alteration of name of state of madras
15B Special provision as to alteration of memorandum consequent on alteration of name of state of mysore
16 Alteration of memorandum
17 Special resolution and confirmation by central government required for alteration of memorandum
17A Change of registered office within a State
18 Alteration to be registered within three months
19 Effect of failure to register
20 Companies not to be registered with undesirable names
21 Change of name by company
22 Rectification of name of company
23 Registration of change of name and effect thereof
24 Change of name of existing private limited companies
25 Power to dispense with "limited" in name of charitable or other company
26 Articles prescribing regulations
27 Regulations required in case of unlimited company, company limited by guarantee or private company limited by shares
28 Adoption and application of table a in the case of companies limited by shares
29 Form of articles in the case of other companies
30 Form and signature of articles
31 Alteration of articles by special resolution
32 Registration of unlimited company as limited, etc
33 Registration of memorandum and articles
34 Effect of registration
35 Conclusiveness of certificate of incorporation
36 Effect of memorandum and articles
37 Provision as to companies limited by guarantee
38 Effects of alteration in memorandum or articles
39 Copies of memorandum and articles, etc., to be given to members
40 Alteration of memorandum or articles, etc., to be noted in every copy
41 Definition of "member"
42 Membership of holding company
43 Consequences of default in complying with conditions constituting a company a private company
43A Private company to become public company in certain cases
44 Prospectus or statement in lieu of prospectus to be filed by private company on ceasing to be private company
45 Members severally liable for debts where business carried on with fewer than seven, or in the case of a private company, two members
46 Form of contracts
47 Bills of exchange and promissory notes
48 Execution of deeds
49 Investments of company to be held in its own name
50 Power for company to have official seal for use outside india
51 Service of documents on company
52 Service of documents on registrar
53 Service of documents on members by company
54 Authentication of documents and proceedings