Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Management and Administration
184DA. Period for agreeing to written resolution
Last amended by an amending law of 2025. 2 amendments in all.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
Unless the constitution of a private company or an unlisted public company otherwise provides, a resolution proposed to be passed by written means lapses if it is not passed before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the written resolution is circulated to the members of the company.
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;
The agreement to a resolution is ineffective if indicated after the expiry of that period.
Terms defined in s 4
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;
private company
Defined · s 4“private company” means —(a)any company which immediately prior to 29 December 1967 was a private company under the provisions of the repealed written laws;(b)any company incorporated as a private company by virtue of section 18; or(c)any company converted into a private company pursuant to section 31(1),being a company which has not ceased to be a private company under section 31 or 32;
Part 6
Financial Statements and Audit
Part 7
Arrangements, Reconstructions and Amalgamations
Part 8
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Part 9
Investigations
Part 10
Dissolution
Part 10A
Transfer of Registration
Part 11
Various Types of Companies, Etc.
Part 11A
Register of Controllers, Nominee Directors and Nominee Shareholders of Companies
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