Companies Act 2014
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The form of the constitution of a PULC | ||
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1234. (1) Subject to subsection (3), the constitution of a PULC shall be in the form of a memorandum of association and articles of association which together are referred to in this Part as a “constitution”. | ||
(2) The memorandum of association of a PULC shall state— | ||
(a) its name, | ||
(b) that it is a public unlimited company, that has no share capital, registered under this Part, | ||
(c) its objects, and | ||
(d) the fact that its members have unlimited liability. | ||
(3) The constitution of a PULC shall— | ||
(a) be in accordance with the form set out in Schedule 13 or as near thereto as circumstances permit, | ||
(b) be printed in an entire format, that is to say the memorandum and articles shall be contained in the one document, being a document either in legible form or (as long as it is capable of being reproduced in legible form) in non-legible form, and | ||
(c) either— | ||
(i) be signed by each subscriber in the presence of at least one witness who shall attest the signature, or | ||
(ii) be authenticated in the manner referred to in section 888 . | ||
(4) Where, subsequent to the registration of the constitution, an amendment of the memorandum of association is made affecting a matter referred to in subsection (2), that subsection shall be read as requiring the memorandum to state the matter as it stands in consequence of that amendment. |