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MUS-2001-L-60204
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Title_of_text
Companies Act, 2001 (No. 15 of 2001).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Mauritius
Subjects (Classification)
Economic and social policy
Adopted on (Date of text)
2001-06-06
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Comprehensive legislation on companies. Part II deals with activities of registrar; Part III with incorporation; Part IV with capacity, powers and validity of acts; Part V with company names; Part VI with company constitution; Part VII with shares; Part VIII with title transfers, share register and certificates; Part IX with shareholders' rights and obligations; Part X with debentures and registration of changes; Part XI with directors' powers and duties; Part XII with enforcement, Part XIII with administration of companies, Part XIV with accounting, records and audit; Part XV with investigations, Part XVI with amalgamations; Part XVII with compromises with creditors; Part XVIII with approval of arrangements, amalgamations and compromises by court; Part XIX with alteration of nature of companies; Part XX with companies limited by guarantee; Part XXI with private companies; Part XXII with foreign companies; Part XXIII with limited life companies; Part XXIV with dormant companies; Part XXXV with transfer of registration, Part XXVI with removal from register of companies; Part XXVII with service of documents; and Part XXVIII with offences and penalties. Parts XXIX and XXX contain provisions relating to companies holding global business licenses. Repeals Companies Act 1984 and International Companies Act 1994.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2020-05-16 (MUS-2020-L-111957)
The COVID (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2020 (Act No. 1 of 2020).
Amending text(s)
2020-07-09 (MUS-2020-L-111987)
The Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (Act No. 5 of 2020).
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette
Date
2001-06-06
Number
No. 15
Page range
pp. 223-493