BP 68 (The Corporation Code of the Philippines) Section 45

Ultra vires acts of corporations.

Section 45

SEC. 45. Ultra vires acts of corporations.—No corporation under this Code shall possess or exercise any corporate powers except those conferred by this Code or by its articles of incorporation and except such as are necessary or incidental to the exercise of the powers so conferred. (n)

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