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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Companies Act, 1913 Section 27

Provision as to companies limited by guarantee

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Companies Act, 1913 Section 27 is part of Companies Act, 1913 - Provision as to companies limited by guarantee. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1) In the case of a company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital, and registered after the commencement of this Act, every provision in the memorandum or articles or in any resolution of the company purporting to give any person a right to participate in the divisible profits of the company otherwise than as a member shall be void (2) For the purpose of the provisions of this Act relating to the memorandum of a company limited by guarantee and of this section, every provision in the memorandum or articles, or in any resolution, of any company limited by guarantee and registered after the [commencement of this Act, purporting to divide the undertaking of the company into shares or interests, shall be treated as a provision for a share capital, notwithstanding that the nominal amount or number of the shares or interests is noy, specifying any shares or stock held by any member, shall be prima facie evidence of the title of the member to the shares or stock therein specifie.

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