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Part V · Shareholders and Their Rights and Obligations

87. Liability of shareholder

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

A shareholder shall not be liable for any act, default or an obligation of the company, by reason only of being a shareholder.

(2)

The liability of a shareholder to the company is limited to any liability expressly provided for in the articles of the company or under this Act.

(3)

Nothing in this section shall effect the liability of a shareholder to a company under a contract including a contract for the issue of shares, or for any tort or breach of a fiduciary duty or other actionable wrong committed by the shareholder.

Part VI

Registration of Charges Registration of Charges with Registrar

Part VII

Management and Administration Registered Office

Part VIII

Amalgamations

Part IX

Compromises with Creditors

Part X

Approval of Arrangements, Amalgamations, and Compromises by Court

Part XI

Provisions Relating to Offshore Companies

Part XII

Winding Up

Part XIII

Administrators Appointment of Administrator

Part XIV

Floating Charges

Part XV

Receivers and Managers

Part XVI

Registrar-General of Companies and Registration Appointment of Officers

Part XVII

Application of Act to Existing Companies

Part XVIII

Overseas Companies

Part XIX

Advisory Commission

Part XX

Companies Disputes Board

Part XXI

Offences Miscellaneous Offences

Part XXII

Miscellaneous Prohibition of Partnership with More Than Twenty Members

Part XXIII

Repeals and Amendments

Schedules