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Crg660 Company Constitution
Crg660 Company Constitution
Corporate
Secretarial Practices
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What is
Company Constitutions? CRG
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• The company shall lodge the Constitution with the Registrar within
30 days from the adoption of a Constitution.
• The company and every officer who contravene this commit an offence
and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding RM50,000 and,
in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding
RM500 for each day during which the offence continues after conviction.
What should be included in
Company Constitutions? CRG
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• The CA 2016 sets out certain procedures which allows for the
alteration of a Constitution by the company.
NOTIFICATION OF
ALTERATION OR
Registrar
AMENDMENT TO
CONSTITUTION Within 30 days of passing
the special resolution,
together with a copy of
the amended Constitution
Alteration of Constitution
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Application by
directors or Court
members
Court Order
NOTIFICATION OF
ALTERATION OR
Company Registrar
AMENDMENT TO
CONSTITUTION BY Within 30 days from the
COURT ORDER date of the Court Order,
together with a copy of
the amended Constitution
Procedures of Alteration
Name Clauses CRG
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Certificate of Change of Name
Board Secretary
Approved, reserved
the name for 30 days
• JUNE 2019:
• Briefly explain about a company’s Constitution in
place of Memorandum and Articles of Association.
• JAN 2018:
• State four (4) of the clauses required to be included in
the Memorandum of Association pursuant to Section
18(1) of the Companies Act 1965.