{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-1948/section-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-1948/section-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/11-12/38",
  "legislation_title": "Companies Act 1948",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-1948",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Regulations required in case of unlimited company or company limited by guarantee.",
  "text": "(1) In the case of an unlimited company the articles must state the number of members with which the company proposes to be registered and, if the company has a share capital, the amount of share capital with which the company proposes to be registered.\n(2) In the case of a company limited by guarantee, the articles must state the number of members with which the company proposes to be registered.\n(3) Where an unlimited company or a company limited by guarantee has increased the number of its members beyond the registered number, it shall, within fifteen days after the increase was resolved on or took place, give to the registrar of companies notice of the increase, and the registrar shall record the increase.\nIf default is made in complying with this subsection, the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be liable to a default fine.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/11-12/38/section/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:23:04.638870+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}