This act may be called the Burmah Oil Company ([acquisition of shares of Oil India Limited and of the Undertaking in India of Assam Oil Company limited and the Burmah Oil Company (India Trading) Limited] Act ,1981.
Section 2 - Definitions
In this Act , unless the context otherwise requires;-
(a) "appointed day " means such date as the central Government may, by notification , appoint;
(b) "Burmah Oil Company " means " The Burmah Oil Company Limited ", a company incorporated in Scotland and having its registered office at 48.st. Vincent Street , Glasgow,scotland ;
(c) "government company " means a company as defined in sections 617 of the companies Act , 1956; (1 of 1956).
(d) "notification " means a notification published in the official Gazette ;
(e)"Oil India " means the Oil India Limited , being a company as defined in the companies Act,1956 (1 of 1956), and having its registered office at duliajan district dibrugarh;
(f)"prescribed " means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(g)"specified company" means a company specified in clause (h) ;
(h) "two companies" means;-
(i) the Assam Oil Company Limited a company incorporated in the United Kingdom and having its registered office at Burmah House , Pipers way , Swindon, England ; and
(ii) "The Burmah Oil Company (India Trading)Limited " a company incorporated in Scotland and having its registered office at 48, St. Vincent street, Glasgow,scotland , being foreign companies within the meaning of section 591 of the companies Act, 1956; (1 of 1956).
(I) words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the companies Act,1956, (1 of 1956) have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act.