(2020 Revised Edition, amended up to June 16, 2025)
BackLatest Version in WIPO LexDetailsDetailsYear of Version2025DatesAmended up to:June 16, 2025Commenced:December 29, 1967Assented:December 22, 1967Type of Text
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Subject Matter
Industrial Property,
Trademarks
Notes This consolidated version of the Companies Act 1967 incorporates all amendments up to the Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2024 (Act No.23 of 2024), which entered into force on June 16, 2025.
The consolidated text of the Companies Act 1967 recognizes intellectual property rights as corporate assets that can be charged or transferred and provides mechanisms to ensure that company names do not infringe registered trademarks. Specifically, intellectual property rights are subject to charges (Sec. 131(3)(j)) and disposal (Sec. 162), and company names must not infringe registered trademarks (Sec. 27(2)(c)).