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Citation
  
Act 125

Enacted by
  
Dewan Rakyat

Territorial extent
  
Throughout Malaysia

Enacted by
  
Dewan Negara

Companies Act 1965

Date enacted
  
1965 (Act No. 79 of 1965) Revised: 1973 (Act 125 w.e.f. 14 December 1973)

Date effective
  
[Throughout Malaysia—15 April 1966, P.U. 168/1966]

The Companies Act 1965 (Malay: Akta Syarikat 1965), is a Malaysian law which relates to companies.

Structure

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

    • References

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