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Section 14

of Companies Act 2016

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Section 14

(2)

A company shall not be formed for any unlawful purpose.

(3)

The application for incorporation under this section shall include a statement by every person who desires to form a company containing the following particulars:

(a)

the name of the proposed company;

(b)

the status of whether the company is private or public;

(c)

the nature of business of the proposed company;

(d)

the proposed address of the registered office of the proposed company;

(e)

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;

(f)

the name, identification, nationality and the principal place of residence of every person who is to be a director;

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(g)

the name, identification, nationality and the principal place of residence of the secretary, if any;

(h)

in the case of a company limited by shares, the details of class and number of shares to be taken by a member;

(i)

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

(j)

any other information as the Registrar may require.

(4)

The application for incorporation shall be accompanied by a statement from each promoter or director confirming—

(a)

his consent to act as a promoter or to his appointment as a director, as the case may be; and

(b)

that he is not disqualified under this Act to act as a promoter or a director, as the case may be.