Section 249: Certificate of amalgamation

249. Certificate of amalgamation (1) On receipt of the documents under section 248, the Registrar shall forthwith— (a) where the amalgamated company is the same as one of the amalgamating companies, issue a certificate of amalgamation; or (b) where the amalgamated company is a new company— (i) enter the particulars of the company on the Register; and (ii) issue a certificate of amalgamation together with a certificate of incorporation. (2) Where an amalgamation proposal specifies a date on which the amalgamation is intended to become effective, and that date is the same as, or later than, the date on which the Registrar receives the documents, the certificate of amalgamation, and any certificate of incorporation shall be expressed to have effect on the date specified in the amalgamation proposal.