Law No. 21 of 2001 was issued by the Prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain on 20 June 2001 . This Commercial Companies Law deals mainly with General Partnership Companies, Limited Partnership Companies, Associations in Participation, Joint-stock Companies, Limited Partnership By Shares, Limited Liability Companies, Single Person Companies, Holding Companies, Conversion of Companies, Merger of Companies, Termination of Company, Foreign Capital Companies , Control and Inspection, and Penalties.