Companies Act (Cap. 386)
Companies Act (Cap. 386), article 4
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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