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Part 2U.K.Company formation

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Pts. 1-39 modified (31.12.2020) by Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001, Art. AAA1(3) (as inserted by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 97 (with regs. 140-145) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 5(a)-(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))

Registration and its effectU.K.

15Issue of certificate of incorporationU.K.

(1)On the registration of a company, the registrar of companies shall give a certificate that the company is incorporated.

(2)The certificate must state—

(a)the name and registered number of the company,

(b)the date of its incorporation,

(c)whether it is a limited or unlimited company, and if it is limited whether it is limited by shares or limited by guarantee,

(d)whether it is a private or a public company, and

(e)whether the company's registered office is situated in England and Wales (or in Wales), in Scotland or in Northern Ireland.

(3)The certificate must be signed by the registrar or authenticated by the registrar's official seal.

(4)The certificate is conclusive evidence that the requirements of this Act as to registration have been complied with and that the company is duly registered under this Act.