Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Management and Administration
177. Calling of meetings
Last amended by an amending law of 2014.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
Two or more members holding not less than 10% of the total number of issued shares of the company (excluding treasury shares) or, if the company has not a share capital, not less than 5% in number of the members of the company or such lesser number as is provided by the constitution may call a meeting of the company.
share
“share” means share in the share capital of a corporation and includes stock except where a distinction between stocks and shares is expressed or implied;
A meeting of a company or of a class of members, other than a meeting for the passing of a special resolution, must be called by written notice of not less than 14 days or such longer period as is provided in the constitution.
company
“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
A meeting is, even though it is called by notice shorter than is required by subsection (2), deemed to be duly called if it is so agreed —
in the case of a meeting called as the annual general meeting — by all the members entitled to attend and vote thereat; or
in the case of any other meeting — by a majority in number of the members having a right to attend and vote thereat, being a majority which together holds not less than 95% of the total voting rights of all the members having a right to vote at that meeting.
So far as the constitution does not make other provision in that behalf, notice of every meeting must be served on every member having a right to attend thereat in the manner in which notices are required to be served by the model constitution prescribed under section 36(1) for the type of company to which the company belongs, if any.
constitution
“constitution”, in relation to a company, means —(a)the constitution of the company which is registered with the Registrar under section 19, as may be amended from time to time; and(b)in the case of a company incorporated before 3 January 2016, the memorandum of association of the company, the articles of association of the company, or both, in force immediately before that date;
Terms defined in s 4
annual general meeting
Defined · s 4“annual general meeting”, in relation to a company, means a meeting of the company required to be held by section 175;
company
Defined · s 4“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
constitution
Defined · s 4“constitution”, in relation to a company, means —(a)the constitution of the company which is registered with the Registrar under section 19, as may be amended from time to time; and(b)in the case of a company incorporated before 3 January 2016, the memorandum of association of the company, the articles of association of the company, or both, in force immediately before that date;
share
Defined · s 4“share” means share in the share capital of a corporation and includes stock except where a distinction between stocks and shares is expressed or implied;
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