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# Core legal requirements of companies, directors and the registered office

## Core legal requirements of companies, directors and the registered office

The Companies Act 1993 prescribes a large number of requirements for companies, directors and the registered office.

This document does not intend to be exhaustive in outlining these requirements, but to outline the core requirements of all company requirements, regardless of how small or inactive they are.

The following is not to be considered advice of any kind.

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