Chapter: 32 COMPANIES ORDINANCE
Section Num: 114 Version Date 11/11/1999
Length of notice for calling meetings
(1) Any provision of a company's articles shall be void in so far as it provides for the calling of a meeting of the company (other than an adjourned meeting) by a shorter notice than-
(a) in the case of the annual general meeting, 21 days' notice in writing; and
(b) in the case of a meeting which is neither an annual general meeting nor a meeting for the passing of a special resolution, 14 days' notice in writing in the case of a company other than an unlimited company and 7 days' notice in writing in the case of an unlimited company.
(Amended 30 of 1999 s. 6)
(2) Save in so far as the articles of a company make other provision in that behalf (not being a provision avoided by subsection (1)) a meeting of the company (other than an adjourned meeting) may be called-
(a) in the case of the annual general meeting, by 21 days' notice in writing; and
(b) in the case of a meeting which is neither an annual general meeting nor a meeting for the passing of a special resolution, by 14 days' notice in writing in the case of a company other than an unlimited company and by 7 days' notice in writing in the case of an unlimited company.
(Amended 30 of 1999 s. 6)
(3) A meeting of a company shall, notwithstanding that it is called by shorter notice than that specified in subsection (2) or in the company's articles, as the case may be, be deemed to have been duly called if it is so agreed-
(a) in the case of a meeting called as the annual general meeting, by all the members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and
(b) in the case of any other meeting, by a majority in number of the members having the right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than 95 per cent in nominal value of the shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting, or, in the case of a company not having a share capital, together representing not less than 95 per cent of the total voting rights at the meeting of all the members.
(Replaced 6 of 1984 s. 76)
[cf. 1948 c. 48 s. 133 U.K.]
