The Full Form of MOI is‍ Memorandum of Incorporation.

The Companies Act, no. 71 of 2008 (the Act), has changed the way that companies will be incorporated in future. To register a company the required number of people must complete a Notice of Incorporation and register a Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI). The Memorandum of Incorporation replaces the previous Articles and Memorandum of Association.

The Memorandum of Incorporation is defined as a document that sets out the rights, duties and responsibilities of shareholders, directors and others within a company, and by which a company is incorporated in the Act or a pre-existing company was structured before the date that the Act comes into operation. All companies are required have an MOI and only certain issues can be changed as identified in the Act.