Companies Act 2016 · Updated to 31 Jan 2025 · Part II · Formation and Administration of Companies
14. Application for incorporation
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Anyone wanting to form a company must apply to the registrar. A company cannot be formed for an unlawful purpose. The application must give details such as the company's name, whether it is private or public, its business, members and directors. Each promoter or director must confirm their consent to act and that they are not disqualified.
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A person who desires to form a company shall apply for incorporation to the Registrar.
A company shall not be formed for any unlawful purpose.
The application for incorporation under this section shall include a statement by every person who desires to form a company containing the following particulars:
the name of the proposed company;
the status of whether the company is private or public;
the nature of business of the proposed company;
the proposed address of the registered office of the proposed company;
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the name, identification, nationality and the ordinary place of residence of every person who is to be a member of the company and, where any of these persons is a body corporate, the corporate name, place of incorporation, registration number and the registered office of the body corporate;
the name, identification, nationality and the principal place of residence of every person who is to be a director;
the name, identification, nationality and the principal place of residence of the secretary, if any;
in the case of a company limited by shares, the details of class and number of shares to be taken by a member;
in the case of a company limited by guarantee, the amount up to which the member undertakes to contribute to the assets of the company in the event of its being wound up; and
any other information as the Registrar may require.
The application for incorporation shall be accompanied by a statement from each promoter or director confirming—
his consent to act as a promoter or to his appointment as a director, as the case may be; and
that he is not disqualified under this Act to act as a promoter or a director, as the case may be.