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===Share premium reserve account===
According to Companies Act 2006 s.610<ref>[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/610 Companies Act 2006 s610 (United Kingdom)]</ref> in the United Kingdom the share premium account may be put only to certain specified uses. SimilarlyHowever underUK companiescompany ordinancelaw 1984in this connection was significantly relaxed in 2008 by permitting the share premium account to be converted into share capital and then the share capital to be reduced (Nepal)effectively sallowing the elimination of the share premium account by a two stage process).84:<ref>[http://www.pcplegislation.orggov.pkuk/PDFuksi/Comp_Ord1984.pdf2008/1915/contents/made companiesThe ordinanceCompanies 1984(Reduction of Share Capital) Order 2008 (NepalUnited Kingdom)]</ref>
 
Under companies ordinance 1984 (Nepal) s.84:<ref>[http://www.pcp.org.pk/PDF/Comp_Ord1984.pdf companies ordinance 1984 (Nepal)]</ref>
 
(1) If a company issues shares at a premium, whether for cash or otherwise, a sum equal to the aggregate amount or value of the premiums on those shares shall be transferred to an account called "the share premium account".