Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Management and Administration
180. As to member’s rights at meetings
Last amended by an amending law of 2014.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A member has, despite any provision in the constitution of the company, a right to attend any general meeting of the company and to speak on any resolution before the meeting.
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;
In the case of a company limited by shares, the holder of a share may vote on a resolution before a general meeting of the company if, in accordance with the provisions of section 64, the share confers on the holder a right to vote on that resolution.
company limited by shares
“company limited by shares” means a company formed on the principle of having the liability of its members limited by the constitution to the amount (if any) unpaid on the shares respectively held by them;
In the case of a company other than a company limited by shares, a member may vote on a resolution before a general meeting of the company if the right to vote on that resolution is conferred on the member under the constitution of the company.
company
“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
Despite subsection (2), a preference share issued after 15 August 1984 but before 3 January 2016 carries, in addition to any other right conferred by this Act, the right in a poll at any general meeting to at least one vote in respect of each such share held during such period as the preferential dividend or any part thereof remains in arrears and unpaid, such period starting from a date not more than 12 months, or such lesser period as the constitution may provide, after the due date of the dividend.
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;
For the purposes of subsection (4) —
“preference share” means a share, by whatever name called, which does not entitle the holder thereof —
to the right to vote at a general meeting (except in the circumstances specified in subsection (4)); or
to any right to participate beyond a specified amount in any distribution whether by way of dividend, or on redemption, in a winding up, or otherwise; and
a dividend is deemed to be due on the date appointed in the constitution for the payment of the dividend for any year or other period or, if no such date is appointed, upon the day immediately following the expiration of the year or other period and whether or not such dividend has been earned or declared.
Terms defined in s 4
company
Defined · s 4“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
company limited by shares
Defined · s 4“company limited by shares” means a company formed on the principle of having the liability of its members limited by the constitution to the amount (if any) unpaid on the shares respectively held by them;
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;
name
Defined · s 4“full name” or “name” means —(a)in the case of an individual registered under the National Registration Act 1965 — the name as it appears in the latest identity card issued to that individual under section 9 of that Act; or(b)in the case of an individual not registered under the National Registration Act 1965 — the name as it appears in the latest passport issued to that individual or such other similar evidence of identification as is available;
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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