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Companies Act 1981
Div 4Transfer of Incorporation
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Division 4—Transfer of Incorporation
83. Certificate authorizing application for transfer of incorporation
84. Application by recognized company for registration under Division
85. Application by foreign company for registration under Division
86. Registration of corporations as companies
87. Effect of registration
88. Alterations to constituent documents of foreign companies
89. Effect of registration of company under corresponding law
90. Application of this Act to corporations registered under this Division
91. Establishment of registers and minute books
92. Share warrants
93. Certificate of registration conclusive evidence
PART IV—PROSPECTUSES, SECURITIES AND CHARGES
Division 1—Prospectuses
94. Interpretation
95. Prohibition of issue of certain documents in relation to proposed corporations
96. Forms of application for shares or debentures to be attached to prospectus
97. Invitations or offers in relation to borrowings by corporations
98. Contents of prospectuses
99. Certain notices, &c., not to be published
100. Certain reports referring to prospectuses not to be published
101. Evidentiary provisions, &c.
102. Retention of over-subscriptions in debenture issues
103. Registration of prospectuses
104. Document containing offer of shares for sale deemed to be prospectus
105. Allotment or issue of shares or debentures where prospectus indicates application for quotation on stock market
106. Expert’s consent to issue of prospectus containing statement by him
107. Civil liability for untrue statement or non-disclosure in prospectus
108. Criminal liability for untrue statement or non-disclosure in prospectus
109. Power to exempt from compliance with Division or to declare that Division applies as if modified
Division 2—Restrictions on Allotment and Variation of Contracts
110. Prohibition of allotment unless minimum subscription received
111. Application moneys to be held in trust until allotment
112. Restriction on varying contracts referred to in prospectus
Division 3—Shares
113. Return as to allotments
114. Differences in calls and payments, reserve liability, &c.
115. Share warrants
116. Restriction on application of capital of company
117. Power to make certain payments
118. Power to issue shares at a discount
119. Issue of shares at a premium
120. Redeemable preference shares
121. Power of company to alter its share capital
122. Validation of shares improperly issued
123. Special resolution for reduction of share capital
124. Commission to be informed of special rights carried by, or division or conversion of, shares
125. Rights of holders of classes of shares
126. Rights of holders of shares
127. Rights of classes of members
128. Rights of holders of preference shares to be set out in memorandum or articles
129. Company financing dealings in its shares, &c.
130. Consequences of company financing dealings in its shares, &c.
131. Register of options
132. Options over unissued shares
133. Power of company to pay interest out of capital in certain cases
Division 4—Substantial Shareholdings
134. Application and interpretation
135. Persons obliged to comply with Division
136. Substantial shareholdings and substantial shareholders
137. Substantial shareholder to notify company of his interests
138. Substantial shareholder to notify company of change in his interests
139. Person who ceases to be substantial shareholder to notify company
140. References to operation of section 8
141. Copy of notice to be served on stock exchange
142. Commission may extend period for giving notice under this Division
143. Company to keep register of substantial shareholders
144. Offences against certain sections
145. Knowledge of servant or agent imputed to master or principal
146. Powers of Court with respect to defaulting substantial shareholder