Companies (Re-Constitution of Records) Act, 1924

Companies to which Act applies to send statement and documents to registrar.

3.—(1) Every company to which this Act applies shall, within one month after being required by the registrar by letter sent by post to the company so to do, or, in the absence of any such requisition, not later than the 31st day of December, 1924, send to the registrar—

(a) a statement in the form set forth in the Second Schedule to this Act duly completed in such manner as to state correctly the several matters and things required by the said form to be stated, and

(b) one copy of each of the documents specified in the Third Schedule to this Act, and

(c) the original of each of the certificates specified in the Fourth Schedule to this Act.

(2) Every statement sent to the registrar pursuant to the foregoing sub-section shall be verified by a statutory declaration in the form set out in the Second Schedule to this Act made by two of the following persons, that is to say, the directors, the manager, and the secretary.

(3) The copies of the documents specified in the Third Schedule to this Act sent to the registrar by a company pursuant to this section shall be authenticated by the seal of the company being affixed thereto and attested in the manner prescribed by the regulations of the company.

(4) The statement and copies documents aforesaid, shall be retained and filed by the registrar.

(5) The registrar shall return to the sender all original certificates sent to him by a company pursuant to this section within one month after receiving the same.

(6) If and whenever a company to which this Act applies satisfies the registrar by statutory declaration that it is impossible or impracticable to complete a statement or to send a copy document or original certificate to the registrar pursuant to this section, and that the company has complied with this section so far as is possible or practicable, the registrar may relieve such company from the obligation to comply further with this section.