Singapore legislation

Clause 16

of Companies (Amendment) Bill

Clause 16

Amendment of section 153

Section 153 of the Companies Act is amended by deleting subsection (6) and substituting the following subsection:“(6) Notwithstanding anything in this section, a person of or over the age of 70 years may, by an ordinary resolution passed at an annual general meeting of a company —

(a)

be appointed or re-appointed as a director of the company to hold office; or

(b)

be authorised to continue in office as a director of the company,until the next annual general meeting of the company.”.