INCORPORATION OF COMPANY AND MATTERS INCIDENTAL THERETO - Companies Act, 1956

Chapter: II
INCORPORATION OF COMPANY AND MATTERS INCIDENTAL THERETO
Section 11	:	Prohibition of associations and partnerships exceeding certain number.
Section 12	:	Mode of forming incorporated company.
Section 13	:	Requirements with respect to memorandum.
Section 14	:	Form of memorandum.
Section 15	:	Printing and signature of memorandum.
Section 15A	:	Special provision as to alteration of memorandum consequent on alteration of name of State of Madras.
Section 15B	:	Special provision as to alteration of memorandum consequent on alteration of name of State of Mysore.
Section 16	:	Alteration of memorandum.
Section 17	:	Special resolution and confirmation by Central Government required for alteration of memorandum.
Section 17A	:	Change of registered office within a State.
Section 18	:	Alteration to be registered within three months.
Section 19	:	Effect of failure to register.
Section 20	:	Companies not to be registered with undesirable names
Section 21	:	Change of name by company
Section 22	:	Rectification of name of company.
Section 23	:	Registration of change of name and effect thereof.
Section 24	:	Change of name of existing private limited companies.
Section 25	:	Power to dispense with "Limited" in name of charitable or other company.
Section 26	:	Articles prescribing regulations.
Section 27	:	Regulations required in case of unlimited company, company limited by guarantee or private company limited by shares.
Section 28	:	Adoption and application of Table A in the case of companies limited by shares.
Section 29	:	Form of articles in the case of other companies.
Section 30	:	Form and signature of articles.
Section 31	:	Alteration of articles by special resolution.
Section 32	:	Registration of unlimited company as limited, etc.
Section 33	:	Registration of memorandum and articles.
Section 34	:	Effect of registration.
Section 35	:	Conclusiveness of certificate of incorporation.
Section 36	:	Effect of memorandum and articles.
Section 37	:	Provision as to companies limited by guarantee.
Section 38	:	Effect of alteration in memorandum or articles.
Section 39	:	Copies of memorandum and articles, etc., to be given to members.
Section 40	:	Alteration of memorandum or articles, etc., to be noted in every copy.
Section 41	:	Definition of "member".
Section 42	:	Membership of holding company.
Section 43	:	Consequences of default in complying with conditions constituting a company a private company.
Section 43A	:	Private company to become public company in certain cases.
Section 44	:	Prospectus or statement in lieu of prospectus to be filed by private company on ceasing to be private company.
Section 45	:	Members severally liable for debts where business carried on with fewer than seven, or in the case of a private company, two members.
Section 46	:	Form of contracts.
Section 47	:	Bills of exchange and promissory notes.
Section 48	:	Execution of deeds.
Section 49	:	Investments of company to be held in its own name.
Section 50	:	Power for company to have official seal for use outside India.
Section 51	:	Service of documents on company.
Section 52	:	Service of documents on Registrar.
Section 53	:	Service of documents on members by company.
Section 54	:	Authentication of documents and proceedings.