The Companies Ordinance, 1984
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THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE, 1984
(XLVII OF 1984)
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CONTENTS
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PART I - PRELIMINARY
Sections
Pages
Preamble
1
1.
Short title, extent and commencement
1
2.
Definitions
2
3.
Meaning of "subsidiary" and "holding company"
9
4.
Ordinance not to apply to certain corporations
9
5.
Application of Ordinance to non-trading companies with purely provincial
10
objects
6.
Ordinance to override memorandum, articles, etc.
10
PART II-JURISDICTION OF COURTS
7.
Jurisdiction of the Courts
11
8.
Constitution of Company Benches
11
9.
Procedure of the Court
11
10.
Appeals against Court orders
12
PART III-SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN
11.
Deleted
12.
Powers and functions of the Commission
13
13.
Reference by the Federal Government or Commission to the Court
13
PART IV -INCORPORATION OF COMPANIES AND
MATTERS INCIDENTAL THERETO
14.
Obligation to register certain associations, partnerships, etc. as companies.
14
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
15.
Mode of forming a company
14
16.
Memorandum of company limited by shares
15
17.
Memorandum of company limited by guarantee
16
18.
Memorandum of unlimited company
17
19.
Printing, signature, etc., of memorandum
17
20.
Restriction on alteration of memorandum
18
21.
Alteration of memorandum
18
22.
Powers of Commission when confirming alteration
19
23.
Exercise of discretion by Commission
20
24.
Procedure on confirmation of the alteration
20
25.
Effect of failure to register within ninety days
20
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ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
26.
Registration of articles
21
27.
Printing, signature, etc. of articles
21
28.
Alteration of articles
22
FORMS