Memorandum of association

The memorandum of association of company, often simply called the memorandum (and then often capitalised as an abbreviation for the official name, which is a proper noun and usually includes other words) is one of the most important documents and must be drafted with care. It has to be filed with the Registrar of Companies during the process of incorporation of a Company. It contains the fundamental conditions upon which the company is allowed to operate. It is the document that governs the relationship between the company and the outside. It is one of the documents required to incorporate a company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka,Tanzania and is also used in many of the common law jurisdictions of the Commonwealth.