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Kaveri Textiles Ltd altered its articles by special resolution on 1 March. The alteration does not convert a public company into a private company. Within how many days must the alteration be filed with the Registrar, with a printed copy of the altered articles, as stated in section 14(2)?

The filing must be made within fifteen days. Section 14(2) requires every alteration of articles, with a printed copy of the altered articles, to be filed with the Registrar within fifteen days in the prescribed manner, and the Registrar then registers it.

  1. AFifteen daysCorrect
  2. BThirty days
  3. CSixty days
  4. DNinety days

Explanation

Section 14(2) requires every alteration of articles, together with a printed copy of the altered articles, to be filed with the Registrar within fifteen days in the prescribed manner. Thirty days is the period for the Registrar to register an objects alteration in section 13(9), which is a different provision.

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