Cos 18 — Conversion of companies already registered

Companies Act, 2013

Statutory text

(1) A company of any class registered under this Act may convert itself as a company of other class under this Act by alteration of memorandum and articles of the company in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
(2) Where the conversion is required to be done under this section, the Registrar shall on an application made by the company, after satisfying himself that the provisions of this Chapter applicable for registration of companies have been complied with, close the former registration of the company and after registering the documents referred to in sub-section (1), issue a certificate of incorporation in the same manner as its first registration.
(3) The registration of a company under this section shall not affect any debts, liabilities, obligations or contracts  incurred  or  entered  into,  by  or  on  behalf  of  the  company  before  conversion  and  such  debts, liabilities,  obligations  and  contracts  may  be  enforced in  the  manner  as if  such  registration  had  not  been done.

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