Companies Act 1965
| Companies Act 1965 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parliament of Malaysia | |
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| Citation | Act 125 |
| Territorial extent | Throughout Malaysia |
| Passed by | Dewan Rakyat |
| Passed | 9 August 1965 |
| Enacted | 1965 (Act No. 79 of 1965) Revised: 1973 (Act 125 w.e.f. 14 December 1973) |
| Passed by | Dewan Negara |
| Passed | 16 August 1965 |
| Effective | [Throughout Malaysia—15 April 1966, P.U. 168/1966] |
| Repealed | 31 January 2017 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Dewan Rakyat | |
| Bill title | Companies Bill 1965 |
| Introduced by | Lim Swee Aun, Minister of Commerce and Industry |
| First reading | 26 May 1965 |
| Second reading | 9 August 1965 |
| Third reading | 9 August 1965 |
| Second chamber: Dewan Negara | |
| Bill title | Companies Bill 1965 |
| Member(s) in charge | Lim Swee Aun, Minister of Commerce and Industry |
| First reading | 16 August 1965 |
| Second reading | 16 August 1965 |
| Third reading | 16 August 1965 |
| Amended by | |
| Companies (Amendment) Act 1966 [Act 23/1966] Companies (Amendment) Act 1969 [Act A21] | |
| Repealed by | |
| Companies Act 2016 [Act 777][1][2] | |
| Status: Repealed | |
The Companies Act 1965 (Malay: Akta Syarikat 1965), is a Malaysian law which relates to companies.
Structure[edit]
The Companies Act 1965, in its current form (15 August 2007), consists of 12 Parts containing 374 sections and 10 schedules (including 36 amendments).
- Part I: Preliminary
- Part II: Administration of Act
- Part III: Constitution of Companies
- Division 1: Incorporation
- Division 2: Powers
- Part IV: Shares, Debentures and Charges
- Division 1: Prospectuses
- Division 2: Restrictions on Allotment and Commencement of Business
- Division 3: Shares
- Division 3A: Substantial Shareholdings
- Division 4: Debentures
- Division 5: Interests other than Shares, Debentures, etc.
- Division 6: Title and Transfers
- Division 6A: Provisions Applicable to Companies whose Securities are Deposited with the Central Depository
- Division 7: Registration of Charges
- Part V: Management and Administration
- Division 1: Office and Name
- Division 2: Directors and Officers
- Division 3: Meetings and Proceedings
- Division 4: Register of Members
- Division 5: Annual Return
- Part VI: Accounts and Audit
- Division 1: Accounts
- Division 2: Audit
- Part VII: Arrangement and Reconstructions
- Part VIII: Receivers and Managers
- Part IX: Investigations
- Part X: Winding up
- Division 1: Preliminary
- Division 2: Winding up by the Court
- Subdivision 1: General
- Subdivision 2: Liquidators
- Subdivision 3: Committees of Inspection
- Subdivision 4: General Powers of Court
- Division 3: Voluntary Winding up
- Subdivision 1: Introductory
- Subdivision 2: Provisions applicable only to Members' Voluntary Winding up
- Subdivision 3: Provisions applicable only to Creditors' Voluntary Winding up
- Subdivision 4: Provisions applicable to every Voluntary Winding up
- Division 4: Provisions Applicable to Every Mode of Winding up
- Subdivision 1: General
- Subdivision 2: Proof and Ranking of Claims
- Subdivision 3: Effect on other Transactions
- Subdivision 4: Offences
- Subdivision 5: Dissolution
- Division 5: Winding up of Unregistered Companies
- Part XI: Various Types of Companies, etc.
- Division 1: Investment Companies
- Division 2: Foreign Companies
- Part XII: General
- Division 1: Enforcement of Act
- Division 2: Offences
- Division 3: Miscellaneous
- Schedules
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Companies Act 2016" (PDF). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 June 2022., section 620
- ^ Hamzah Zainudin. "Appointment of Date Coming into Operation" (PDF). Federal Government Gazette. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
External links[edit]
- Companies Act 1965
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