Companies Act (Cap. 386)

Companies Act (Cap. 386), article 4

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4. (1) A commercial partnership may be of the following kinds: (a) a partnership en nom collectif ; or (b) a partnership en commandite or limited partnership; or (c) a company. (2) A commercial partnership other than a company may be formed for the exe rcise of one or more acts of trade. (3) A company may be formed for any lawful purpose and shall have the status of - (a) a public company; or (b) a private company. (4) A commercial partnership has a legal personality distinct from that of its member or members, and such legal personality shall continue until the name o f the commercial partnership is struck off the register, whereupon the commercial partnership s hall cease to exist. Law governing commercial partnerships.

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