Section 293: Meaning of “dormant company”
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293. Meaning of “dormant company”
(1) For the purposes of this Part, a company—
(a) shall be a dormant company for any period during which no significant accounting transaction occurs in relation to the company; and
(b) shall cease to be a dormant company when any significant
accounting transaction occurs in relation to the company.
(2) In this Part—
(a) no significant accounting transaction shall be deemed to have
occurred unless it is a transaction which is required to be entered
in the accounting records of the company under section 193;
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(b) a significant accounting transaction shall not include—
(i) any transaction which arises under section 51 from the
issue to a subscriber, of shares in the company in respect
of the application for incorporation;
(ii) the payment of bank charges, licence fees or any other
compliance costs.
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- When does a company count as dormant for the purposes of the Act?
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