Company Law- Some useful Main object clause -I

Ankur Garg (Company Secretary and Compliance Officer)   (114773 Points)

08 February 2010  

Dear Professional colleagues,

 

Please find below some useful sample Main object clauses for the drafting of your Memorandum and Article of Association You may download sample Memorandum and Article of Association from the link given below:

 

 


       Sample Memorandum and Articles of Association Draft

 

 

1.         Air conditioning and refrigeration

 

To carry on the business of manufacturers of and dealers in all kinds of air conditioning plants, refrigerators, cooling appliances, apparatus and machinery, and all components, parts, accessories, articles and fittings required for that purpose.

 

2.         Amusement park

 

To carry on the business of building and maintaining amusement parks, to promote, organise and manage all kinds of entertainments, sports, recreation and amusements, whether indoor or outdoor including funfairs, exhibitions, rideshows and games, competitions, tournaments, concerts, cinematograph and television performances, stage and variety shows, aquatic and equestrian events, pyrotechnic, aerial and spectacular displays, dancing, skating, circuses and other forms and types of similar enterprises.

 

In connection with any such business or businesses, to purchase, lease, hire, contract/provide, operate, equip and maintain land, buildings, theatres, cinemas, studios, concert hails, studio, tracks, arenas, golf and putting courses, tennis courts, skating rinks, swimming baths, boating and paddling pools, marinas, piers, jetties, coach and car parks, tents, vehicles, boats, chairs, machines and all other structures, apparatus, equipment and articles which may be necessary or convenient in the opinion of the company for the carrying on of such activities.

 

3.         Auctioneers

 

To carry on in India or elsewhere the business to promote, establish, organise, conduct, undertake, manage in India or abroad the business of auctioneers, surveyors, loss assessors and appraisers of all kinds of movable or immovable assets, goods, merchandise, chattels and to do all necessary acts and things for the attainment of above objects.

 

4.         Auto parts

To carry on the business of manufacture, fabricate and assemble, buy, sell, import, export, distribute, and deal in automobile parts of all kinds and descripttions, automotive and other gears, transmission and other axles, universal joints, springs, leaves, head lamps, sealed beams, induction hardened pins, axles, alloy springs, accessories and fittings of all kinds and to act as brokers and marketing agents for aforesaid items.


 

5.         Basic drugs and chemicals

 

To manufacture, produce, refine, process, formulate, buy, sell, import, export or otherwise deal in basic drugs, phyto chemicals, plant extracts, dues, pesticides and their intermediates, laboratory and scientific chemicals used or cable of being used in the pharmaceuticals, textiles, agriculture, fertilizers, petrochemicals or any other industry and trade or laboratory including industrial chemicals or any other mixture, derivatives and compound thereof.

 

To carry on the business, as manufacturers of and dealers in and importers, and exporters of all kinds of basic drugs, drug intermediates, any chemicals, heavy or fine, organic, agro-chemicals, aromatic chemicals, dyes and dyes intermediates, pharmaceuticals, medicinal, herbal, bacteriological, biological, chemicals and all allied chemicals and products thereof.

 

6.         Beautician

 

To promote, encourage, establish, provide, maintain, conduct, operate, organise and run beauty parlours and to do business as beautician, manicurists, hair dyers, makers and suppliers of all kinds of wigs and to conduct classes, seminars, demonstrations, education and training programmes in the field of body care and to do all incidental acts as are necessary to attain the main objects of the company.

 

7.         Beverages

 

To carry on the business of manufacturers, researchers, consultants, importers, exporters, distributors, stockiest, dealers, franchise holders, bottlers, rebottlers, packers, extractors, pulpers, crushers, grinder of carbonated and non-carbonated drinks, fruit juices, fruit pulp, milk, jams,. jelly, sauce, concentrates and flavors (liquid and powder form), food colours, aerated water, green vegetables etc.

 

8.         Building material

 

To produce, manufacture, refine, prepare, process, purchase, sell, import, export or generally deal in bricks, sand, stone, marble, tiles, refractories, china wares, sanitary materials, pipes, tubes, tubular structures, cement, paints, adhesive, sheets, roofing, glass, furniture, fittings, electrical goods, water supply or storage equipment, floor polish, door closures, concrete mixtures, elevators, paints, hardware, pipe, fittings, lubricant oils, building materials, forest products and any other building or decorative materials made of cement, stone, timber, teak, board, fiber, paper, glass, rubber, plastic or other natural or synthetic substance or chemical.

 

9.         Business and trade promotion association

 

To establish, promote and run trade association in India and abroad in the matters relating to regional, national or international interest and to promote, regulate and develop trade, transport, industry, science, healthcare, food, environment, social welfare, housing, insurance, communication, aviation, finance, entertainment, art, banking and other objects of social, economical, commercial, defence and general importance and to participate, delegate, and organise, seminars, workshops, meetings, training centers, classes and lectures for attainment of the above objects.

 

10.       Cement and its products

 

To develop, produce, manufacture, treat, process, refine, export, import, purchase, sale and generally to deal in and to act as brokers, agents, stockiest, distributors, suppliers, commission agents of all kinds of cements (whether ordinary, white, coloured, Portland, pozzoolana, alumina, blast, furnaces, silica, sagol or otherwise) cement products of any descripttion, such as asbestos cement, building pipes, irrigation pipes, reinforced cement, cement concrete spun pipes, asbestos cement pressure pipes, fittings, asbestos, cement sheets, poles, slabs, blocks, garden wears, cement boards, mosaic and terrazzo, tiles, ceramic products, allied products, goods, substances, material, articles, things, chemicals, compounds, accessories and appliances connected with the aforesaid product.

 

11.       Chemicals

 

To manufacture, produce, refine, process, formulate, acquire, convert, sell, distribute, import, export, deal in either as principals or agents in organic and inorganic chemicals, alkalis, acids, gases, petrochemicals, salts, electro-chemicals, chemical elements and compound pesticides, insecticides, explosives, light and heavy chemicals of any nature used or capable of being used in the pharmaceuticals, textile industry, defence chemicals, fertilisers, petrochemicals and industrial chemicals and pesticides and insecticides, solvents of any mixtures derivatives and compounds thereof.

 

To manufacture, produce, refine, process, formulate, buy, sell, export, import or otherwise deal in heavy and light chemicals, chemical elements and compounds, including without limiting to the generality of foregoing laboratory and scientific chemicals or any of any nature used in the pharmaceutical industry, agriculture chemicals, glass and ceramic industries, tiles, poultry feeds, cattle feeds, rubber and paints, chemicals or any mixture, derivatives and compounds thereof including calcite, feldspar, dolomite, gypsum, quartz, silicon, earth, rock phosphate, soap-stone etc;.

 

12.       Cinema and theatre

 

To build, construct and erect Studios, Theaters, Cinema Halls Music Halls, Open air Theatres and other places of entertainment and to carry on all or any of the business of Theatres, Music Halls, Cinema, Picture Palace, Film producing Studio and to promote, produce, represent, conducting, performance and exhibition of cinematograph or stereoscopic or coloured or bioscope, pictures, films, operate as & stage plays and other entertainment as the Company may from time to time think fit and to permit the Company's premises to be used for all or any of the above purpose and such other purposes as may be deemed expedient.

 

13.       Civil construction

 

To lay out, develop, construct, build, erect, demolish re-erect, alter, re-model or do any other work in connection with any building scheme roads highways, docks, ships sewers, bridges, canals, wells, springs, multistoried buildings, power plants, wharves, ports, reservoirs' embankments, tramways, irrigation improvements, sanitary, water, gas electric light, telephonic and power supply works or any other structural or architectural work of any kind whatsoever and for such purpose to prepare estimates designs, plants specifications, or models and do such other or any act that may be requisite thereof & to purchase, acquire, take on lease, or in exchange or in any other lawful manner any other land, building multi-storied structures and to turn to the same into real estate, account develop the same and dispose of or maintain the same or to maintain the same and to build townships, markets, or other building or convenience thereon and to equip the same or any part thereof with all any amenities or conveniences, drainage facility electric telegraphic, telephonic, televisions and to deal with same in any manner whatsoever.

14.       Cold storage

 

To carry on the business of producing, growing, dealing, exporting, importing, stocking, trading, distributing, storing and preserving of potatoes, fresh vegetables, agricultural products, fruits, dry fruits, oil seeds, spices, fruit juices, ice candy, ice cream and other ice products, carbonated, aerated mineral water, dairy products, wines, liquors and other alcoholic and synthetic drinks, bardanas, hessians in cold storage.

 

15.       Computers

 

To own, manage and run computer training and data processing centers and to act as consultants, advisors, developers and traders in computer programming, system development, system design, system architecture, software designing, computer aided designs, data compilation and statistical analysis and to carry on the business of traders, developers, assemblers, repairs, importers, exporters of software packages, computer systems, computer peripherals, computer parts, computer consumables and electronic communication systems, data publishing and processing systems and other industrial automation systems and gadgets.

 

16.       Computer consultancy

 

To carry on and engage in the business at its own or in association with any Indian or foreign agency, individuals, firm, company or Govt. undertaking either in India or abroad and to act as franchise agent for electronic information technology development, upgradation, manufacturing, processing and up gradation of hardware, software, web-site, web-page, internet, e-mail, online electronic communication systems, data processing, developing, producing, generating, manufacturing and dealing in all types of the computer hard wares, softwares, computer stationery and to run and operate the computer hardware and software training institute for the training of the Computer operations, development, up gradation of softwares, Training of SAP packages, ERP packages, accounting, other packages and programming in India and abroad.

To provide consultancy services related to the preparation and maintenance of accounting, statistical or mathematical information and reports, data processing, computer programming and all other related business.


 

17.       Confectionery

 

To carry on in India or abroad the business to manufacture, fabricate, treat, prepare, convert, ferment, finish, clean, process, produce, make, import, export, promote, buy, sell, supply, pack, repack, market, and to act as consignor, consultants, collaborator, agents, merchants, distributors, concessionaires, stockists, adatias, C & F agents or otherwise to deal in all types of confectionery items, processed foods, its by-products, ingredients, compounds and allied material such as flour, cakes, pastry, cornflakes, bread, biscuits, chocolates, sweets, fruit products, glucose, chewing gums, milk cream, ice creams, aerated or mineral waters, fruit juices, fermentation products, foods, protein foods, maize products, butter, ghee, cheese and other dairy products, pickles, jams, jellies, sausages, milk powder, condensed milk, fresh and dehydrated vegetable, cocoa, seeds, concentrates for cattle or poultry feeds their by-products, ingredients, compounds, raw materials & consumables used therefore and to do all incidental acts and things for the attainment of above objects.

 

18.       Contractors

 

To carry on the business of contractors, sub-contractors, quasi contractors whether for government or for semi government bodies or corporation or company or society or body corporate or firms or individuals or schools or clubs or other bodies or private works and to undertake contracts and sub contracts relating to construction, modification, repairing, alteration, construction, removal, redecoration, redesigning, enlarging, improving and designing of civil work, building for whatever use, roads, approach roads, streets, circles, squares, parks, gardens, statues, parking places, bridges, dams, water courses and reservoirs, tunnels, earth works, sewers, tanks, drains, sewage, light houses, towers, transmission towers, pipe lines, under ground cables, railway tracks, railway sidings, run ways ship yards, stock yards, culverts, channels whether on turnkey basis or on labour contracts or otherwise.

 

19.       Copper and copper products

 

To carry on in India or elsewhere the business to manufacture, produce, process, excavate, quarry, melt, mould, roll, commercialize, cold, clean, cure, treat, mix, manipulate, prepare and to act as broker, importer, exporter, buyer, seller, stockists, distributor, contractor, supplier, metallurgists, engineer, collaborator, job worker, or otherwise to deal in copper, copper alloys, copper metal, unwrought copper, copper waste, copper scrap, copper foils, copper powders, copper flakes, copper strips, copper sheets, copper wires whether coated, uncoated, claded, perforated, printed, embossed, insulated and all types of sections, varieties, strengths, specifications, descripttions, dimensions, and shapes of copper products, including bars, angles, tubes, pipes and blanks thereof, hollow bars, containers, stranded wires, cables, cordage, ropes, plaited bands, insulated electric wires & cables, electrodes, gauge, clothes, grills, netting, fencing, reinforcing fabrics, chains, nails, tacks, staples, hooks, nails, spiked cramps, shields, spikes and drawing pins, rivets, buckles, bolts, nuts, screws, cotters, cotter pins, washers, spring washers, springs, sanitary wares, hardware, utensils, electronic goods and other allied items, their parts, fittings, accessories & components, and to do all incidental acts and things necessary for the attainment of the above objects.

 

20.       Cosmetics and herbals

 

To carry on the business of manufacturers, processors, producers, purchasers, sellers, blenders, makers, researchers and dealers in cosmetics, perfumes, scents, sprays, nail polish, fragrances, powders, lavenders, tooth pastes, tooth powder, hair oils, herbals, creams, pomeds, ayurvedic and intermediates and their raw materials.