Section 162

Appointment of directors to be voted individually.

The Companies Act, 2013

  • Act 18 of 2013
  • Ministry of Corporate Affairs
About this Act

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to companies.

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    (1) At a general meeting of a company, a motion for the appointment of two or more persons as directors of the company by a single resolution shall not be moved unless a proposal to move such a motion has first been agreed to at the meeting without any vote being cast against it.
     (2) A resolution moved in contravention of sub-section (1) shall be void, whether or not any objection was taken when it was moved.
     (3) A motion for approving a person for appointment, or for nominating a person for appointment as a director, shall be treated as a motion for his appointment.

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