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ADDRESS (continued)

of each auditor, director, signatory of memorandum of
association, and vendor to company to be
stated in prospectus, 252.

director to be stated in report, 214.

ADJOURNMENT

of hearing petition to wind up, 37.

of committee meeting, provisions as to, in Table A (revised),

116.

107, 108.

of general meeting, provisions as to, in Table A (revised),

of statutory meeting, 228.

ADJUSTMENT,

final, of rights of contributories inter se, 17, 18.

where company unregistered, 88.

may be made by court, 46.

court may make calls for, 43.

ADMINISTRATION

of estate of deceased contributory, 44.
powers of liquidator as to, 40.

ADVANCES ON CURRENT ACCOUNT,
deposit of debentures to secure, 267.
ADVERTISEMENT

of closing of register to be in local newspaper, 14.
notice of resolution to wind up voluntarily to be by, 55.

of general meeting when winding up concluded to be

by, 59.
prospectus published in newspaper as, what to contain, 224.
AFFAIRS OF COMPANY,

annual statement of, to be filed, 272.
where company is established outside, and trades within
United Kingdom, 279.
examination into, by Board of Trade Inspector, 25, 26.

AGENTS

of company to produce books, etc., to inspectors, 26.

to answer questions of inspectors, 27.

company may appoint abroad to contract, etc., under com-

pany's seal, 140.

duration of authority of such, how to be limited, 141.
resident in United Kingdom to be appointed by foreign com-
panies trading in United Kingdom, 279.

ALLOTMENT,

where prospectus is issued, obligations before making (of

shares), 218.

effect of non-compliance with such obligations, 219.

ALLOTMENT (continued)

of shares equal to minimum subscription to be made before
company commences business, 220.

return of particulars of, to be filed with registrar, 221.
what particulars to appear in prospectus, 253.

in return, 221.

when consideration for, not wholly cash, 221.

penalty on director, etc., for failure to make return of, 221.

where no prospectus is issued, obligations before making
(of shares and debentures), 251.

not applicable to private companies, 252.
of shares and debentures, may be simultaneous, 256.

ALLOWANCE,

payment of, when lawful, on offer of shares to public, 221,

on shares privately offered, 258.

258.

total sum paid by way of, to be stated in summary, 257. paid in consideration of subscribing for debentures, to be registered, 262.

ALTERATION

of capital, provisions in Table A (revised), as to, 104, 105. by way of re-organisation, 282.

of form of constitution of company, how made, 175.

requires confirmation by court, 175.

of memorandum of association, how made, 5.
restrictions upon, 5.

of name of company, how made, 6.

not to affect rights, etc., of company, 9.

of name of director, etc., to be notified to registrar, 21.
where foreign company trades in England, 280.

of objects specified in memorandum of association, 175.
purposes for which court will sanction, 175.

order confirming, etc., to be registered, 176.

of provisions of letters patent or act regulating company,
82, 83, 84, 158.

of registered office to be notified to registrar, 18.
of regulations of company, to be by special resolution, 22.
of status of members in winding up, when void, 63.

of tables and forms in schedules, Board of Trade may make,

fraudulent, of books, etc., to be a misdemeanour, 68.

AMOUNT,

31.

nominal, of share, at least 5 per cent., to be payable on

application, 219.

provisions as to, in Table A (revised), 96.

AMOUNT (continued)

of proposed capital to appear in memorandum of associa-
tion, 3.
and in articles of association in some cases, 6.
of minimum subscription, to be subscribed before allot-
ment, 218.
provisions as to, in Table A (revised), 94. -
where no invitation to subscribe is given to public, 251.
paid, etc., on shares of company to be entered in register,

11.

paid up on shares, company seeking registration under Part VII. must state, 78.

paid up on shares of company may vary, 152.

ANNUAL LIST AND SUMMARY,

when to be made, 12.

what to contain, 12, 234, 257, 272.

where capital is reduced by return of profits, 169.
particulars as to share warrants in, 155.

where company established outside, trades within United

to be signed by manager or secretary, 234.
copy of, to be forwarded to registrar, 12.

APPEAL

Kingdom, 279.

exception where company formed not for gain, 152.

from order in winding up, to what court, etc., 50.
when notice of, to be given, 50.

by creditor or contributory against arrangement with

creditors, 58.

by person aggrieved by decision of liquidator, 195.
by company struck off register as defunct, 171.

APPLICATION

by creditors in voluntary winding up for appointment of liquidator instead of or as well as company's

costs of such application, 275.

liquidator, 275.

for declaring dissolution of company void, 277.

for deferring date of dissolution of company, 277.

for directions, liquidator or contributory may make, 58.

for examination of company's affairs, members may make,

must be supported by evidence of bona fides, 26.

for meeting of creditors to consider arrangement, 159.

for order for rectification of register, 15.

confirming reduction of capital, 146.

25.

for registration of memorandum, etc., of association to be

accompanied by list of directors, 217.

for relief of non-filing of contract, 214.

APPLICATION (continued)

for restoration to register of company struck off as defunct,

171, 236.

for stay in action against creditor or contributory, 84.

where company unregistered, 88.

for stay of winding-up proceedings, 38.
for winding up, to be by petition, 36.

who may make, 36, 276.

of penalties, court imposing, may direct, 276.

APPLICATION FOR SHARES,

amount payable on, to be at least 5 per cent. of nominal

amount thereof, 219.

where public not invited to subscribe, 251. avoidance of irregular allotment by person making, 219. return of application money in such case, 219.

APPOINTMENT

of auditors, to be made at annual meetings, 234.
or in default by Board of Trade, 234.

first, directors may make before statutory meeting, 235.
directors may make, on casual vacancy, 235.

of director, restrictions upon, 216.

of director or manager, valid though defect subsequently

discovered, 29.

of inspectors of Board of Trade to examine company's
affairs, 25.

of other inspectors to examine company's affairs, 26.
of liquidator, court may make provisionally, 37.

court may give creditors power to make, 57.

in voluntary winding up, by company, 55.

by court, on due cause shown, 59.

on creditors' application, 274.

by company in general meeting on vacancy occurring, 59. of manager, provisions of Table A (revised), as to, 111.

ARBITRATION,

company may agree to refer matter in dispute to, 31. provisions of Railway Companies Arbitration Act, 1859, to

apply to, 32. for settling price payable to dissentient member, 67. ARRANGEMENT

as to powers of liquidators, 57.

with creditors, power of liquidators to make, 64.
when binding in voluntary winding up, 57.
right of appeal against, 58.

court may call meeting to decide as to, 159.

even though company is not being wound up, 282. and may sanction if carried by three-fourths majority, 159.

ARRANGEMENT (continued)

with contributories or debtors, liquidators may make, 65.
with dissentients from proposed alteration of company's

objects, 176.
by liquidators for sale of property of company to another
company, 65.

ARREST

ART,

of contributory, when court may order, 48.
of person suspected of having property of company, 47.

company formed to promote, may only hold two acres with-
out licence, 10.

may be licensed to omit "limited," 151.

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

compulsory where company limited by guarantee or un-

regulations to be prescribed by, 6.

limited, 6.

regulations in, may be altered by special resolution, 22.
copy of special resolution to be embodied in, 26.

to be printed, stamped, attested and registered, 7.

application for registration of, to be accompanied by list of

consenting directors, 217.

member entitled to copy of, for one shilling, 9.

bind members as though they had signed, etc., 7.

to appoint as directors only such as have filed consent to

act, 216.

may authorise use of foreign official seal, 141.
where company formed not for gain, Board of Trade may
insert special provisions in, 151.
substitution for, by company registered but not formed
under the Companies Acts, 82.

ASSETS OF COMPANY,

particulars of, to appear in annual summary, 272.
may be charged with expenses of inspectors into company's
affairs, 26.

capital unrepresented by available, may be cancelled, 160.
absence of any, not to prevent making of winding-up order,

276.

ASSETS OF COMPANY IN WINDING UP,
liability of members, past and present, to contribute to,

17, 32.

in case of company limited by guarantee, 38, 57.
in case of unregistered company, 88.
liability to contribute to, to be specialty debt, 32.
to be applied in discharge of company's liabilities, 42.
liquidators to take necessary steps to distribute, 41.
powers of liquidators to arrange questions as to, 65.

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