Companies Act (Cap. 386)

Companies Act (Cap. 386), article 353

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353. (1) Upon the amalgamation of two or more companies which has become effective either through the lapse of the peri od referred to in article 351 or, where objection is made under th at article, by decision of the court, the Registrar shall strike t he name of the companies being acquired off the register and issue a certificate of registration, altered to meet the circumstances of the case and denoting the fact of the merger for the acquiring comp any; and where an amalgamation which has been registered under this Part does not become effective pu rsuant to a decision of the co urt under article 351, the Registrar shall amend the registration accordingly. (2) The Registrar shall in respect of every one of the amalgamating companies, either proceed to publish a notice of t he amalgamation after it has become effective or to publish a noti ce that the amalgamation has not become effective pursuant to a decision of the court under article 351, in both cases as speci fied in sub-article (1). Consequences of amalgamation. Amended by: IV . 2003.130; II. 2004.60; XIX. 2010.40.

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