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Companies Act 1993

1: Short Title and commencement

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“This section explains the official name of the law and when it took effect”

This law is called the Companies Act 1993. It’s the official name you can use when talking about this set of rules.

The Companies Act 1993 started working on 1 July 1994. This means that from that day, people had to follow the rules in this law.

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2: Interpretation, or

“Explains the meaning of important terms used in the Companies Act 1993”

1Short Title and commencement

  1. This Act may be cited as the Companies Act 1993.

  2. This Act shall come into force on 1 July 1994.