COMPANIES ACT, 1929

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(3) the memorandum and articles of association of a company
limited by guarantee and having a share capital;
the memorandum and articles of association of an unlimited
company having a share capital;
shall be respectively in accordance with the forms set out in Tables
B., C., D. and E. in the First Schedule to this Act, or as near thereto
as circumstances admit.
Registration.
12. The memorandum and the articles, if any, shall be delivered Registration of
to the registrar of companies for England or the registrar of com- Jerorandum
panies for Scotland according as the registered office of the company
is stated by the memorandum to be situate in England or Scotland
and the registrar shall retain and register them.
13.—(1) On the registration of the memorandum of a company Effect of
the registrar shall certify under his hand that the company is in- stration.
corporated and, in the case of a limited companv, that the company
is limited.
(2) From the date of incorporation mentioned in the certificate
of incorporation, the subscribers of the memorandum, together
with such other persons as may from time to time become members
of the company, shall be a body corporate by the name contained
in the memorandum, capable forthwith of exercising all the functions
of an incorporated company, and having perpetual succession and
a common seal, but with such liability on the part of the members
to contribute to the assets of the company in the event of its being
wound up as is mentioned in this Act
14.—(1) A company incorporated under this Act shall have
power to hold lands, and as regards lands in any part of the United
Kingdom without licence in mortmain:

Provided that a company formed for the purpose of promoting
art, science, religion, charity or any other like object not involving
the acquisition of gain by the company or by its individual members,
shall not, without the licence of the Board of Trade, hold more than
two acres of land, but the Board may by licence empower any
such company to hold lands in such quantity, and subject to such
conditions, as the Board think fit.

(2) A licence given by the Board of Trade under this section
shall be in accordance with the form set out in the Second Sched!
to this Act. or as near thereto as circumstances admit.

Power of
company to
hold lands.

15.—(1) A certificate of incorporation given by the registrar Conclusiveness
in respect of any association shall be conclusive evidence that all of certificate of
the requirements of this Act in respect of registration and of matters
precedent and incidental thereto have been complied with, and
that the association is a company authorised to be registered and
duly registered under this Act.

(2) A statutory declaration by a solicitor of the Supreme
Court. and in Scotland bv an enrolled law agent. engaged in the