Companies Act 1965


The Companies Act 1965, was a Malaysian law which relates to companies.

Structure

The Companies Act 1965, in its current form, consists of 12 Parts containing 374 sections and 10 schedules.
  • 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