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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-single-member-private-limited-companies-regulations-1992/schedule/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/1699",
  "legislation_title": "The Companies (Single Member Private Limited Companies) Regulations 1992",
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  "path": "schedule/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Formation",
  "text": "In section 1 of the Companies Act 1985 (mode of forming incorporated company), after subsection (3) insert—\n“(3A) Notwithstanding subsection (1), one person may, for a lawful purpose, by subscribing his name to a memorandum of association and otherwise complying with the requirements of this Act in respect of registration, form an incorporated company being a private company limited by shares or by guarantee.”.",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1699/schedule/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:19:25.051262+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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