Minerals Exploration and Development Company Act, 1941

Name and capital of the Company.

5.—(1) The name of the Company shall be “Comhlucht Lorgtha agus Forbartha Mianraí, Teoranta”.

(2) The share capital of the Company shall be one hundred pounds divided into one hundred fully paid shares of one pound each and, notwithstanding anything contained in the Companies Acts, it shall not be lawful for the Company to increase or reduce that capital.

(3) One share in the share capital of the Company shall be allotted and issued to each of the subscribers to the Memorandum of Association of the Company and the residue of the said share capital shall be allotted and issued to the Minister for Finance.

(4) The money payable by the subscribers to the Memorandum of Association of the Company and the Minister for Finance respectively as consideration for the allotment and issue to them of shares in the share capital of the Company in pursuance of the next preceding sub-section of this section shall be paid out of and shall be charged on the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof.