Joint Stock Companies Act 1856

Matters required to be prescribed by Memorandum of Association.

V. The Memorandum of Association shall contain the following Things; (that is to say,)

1. The Name of the proposed Company;

2. The Part of the United Kingdom, whether England, Scotland, or Ireland, in which the registered Office of the Company is to be established;

3. The Objects for which the proposed Company is to be established;

4. The Liability of the Shareholders, whether it is to be limited or unlimited;

5. The Amount of the nominal Capital of the proposed Company ;

6. The Number of Shares into which such Capital is to be divided, and the Amount of each Share subject to the following Restriction:

That in the Case of a Company formed with Limited Liability and herein-after called a Limited Company, of the Word “Limited” shall be the last Word in the Name the Company.