Zambia Act or statute

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Companies Act, 1994

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reimbursementcourt applicationcourt applicationscourt appointmentcourt approvalcourt controlcourt costscourt determinationcourt directionscourt leavecourt liquidationcourt ordercourt orderscourt oversightcourt petitioncourt petitionscourt powerscourt procedurecourt removal powerscourt reportingcourt reviewcourt stay/restraining orderscourt supervisioncourt-appointed insolvency administrationcourt-appointed managercourt-appointed receivercourt-approved compromise or arrangementcreditor approvalcreditor arrangementscreditor claimscreditor meetingscreditor objectionscreditor protectioncreditor resolutioncreditorscreditors' meetingcreditors' meetingscurrency conversion disclosuredamages / compensationdeath of memberdebenture holdersdebenture issuancedebenture offersdebenture registersdebenturesdebtdebt enforcementdebt issuancedebt recoverydebt securitiesdeclaration of solvencydefinitionsdirector and secretary recordsdirector appointmentdirector appointmentsdirector communicationsdirector 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declarationsstay of proceedingsstockstock conversionstock exchangestock exchange compliancestock exchange listingstock valuationsubscription disclosuresubsidiariessubsidiary disclosuressubsidiary governancesubsidiary incorporationsubsidiary informationtakeoversthird-party dealingsthird-party disclosurestitle evidencetrading informationtransfer instrumentstransfer restrictionstransitional applicationtrust deedstrust noticestrustee eligibilitytrusteestruststurnoverturnover disclosureunclaimed assetsvalidity of actsvalidity of company actsvaluationverificationvested propertyvoidable transactionsvoluntary winding-upvotingvoting rightswageswaiver clauseswinding upwinding-upwinding-up petitionswinding-up proceedingsworking capital

Jurisdiction: Zambia
Structure: 594 provisions
Citation: Act 26 of 1994
Dates: As at 15 Jul 2011

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“This section says the Act may be cited as the Companies Act.”

This section says the Act may be cited as the Companies Act. This section defines key terms used in the Act. A declaration made for the purposes of section 2(b)’s definition of certified copy is treated as a statutory declaration. This Act applies to an existing company as if it had been incorporated under the Act. Large non-body-corporate associations or partnerships with more than twenty persons must not carry on business for gain.

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