Companies Act (Cap. 386)
Companies Act (Cap. 386), article 124
124. (1) Every company shall keep a register of debentures
and shall enter therein the name s and addresses of the register ed
holders and particulars of the debentures held by them respecti vely.
(2) The register of debentures sh all be kept at the registered
office of the company or at such other place as may be specifie d in
the memorandum or articles.
(3) Where two or more persons hold one or more debentures
jointly, they shall for the purposes of this Act be treated as a single
debenture holder; and, unless otherwise provided in the
memorandum or articles, the name of only one of such persons
shall be entered in the register of debentures. Such person sha ll be
elected by the joint holders and shall for all intents and purp oses be
deemed vis-à-vis the company to be the holder of all the debentures
so held.
(3A) Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, a company may
make arrangements for the register of its members to be kept in a
dematerialised form or represented in book-entry form as
immobilisation with a central secu rities depository established in a
recognised jurisdiction:
Provided that the company shall remain responsible for the
proper keeping of the register and shall keep a copy of all ent ries
relating to registered shareholders held by the central securit ies
depository .
(4) If default is made in complying with any requirement of
this article, every officer of the company who is in default sh all be
liable to a penalty and, for every day during which the default
continues, to a further penalty.
82 CAP. 386.] COMP ANIES
Inspection of
registers.
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