Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Constitution of Companies
26A. Power to entrench provisions of constitution of company
Last amended by an amending law of 2014.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
An entrenching provision may —
be included in the constitution with which a company is formed; and
at any time be inserted in the constitution of a company only if all the members of the company agree.
An entrenching provision may be removed or altered only if all the members of the company agree.
company
“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
The provisions of this Act relating to the alteration of the constitution of a company are subject to any entrenching provision in the constitution of a company.
In this section, “entrenching provision” means a provision of the constitution of a company to the effect that other specified provisions of the constitution —
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;
may not be altered in the manner provided by this Act; or
may not be so altered except —
by a resolution passed by a specified majority greater than 75% (the minimum majority required by this Act for a special resolution); or
where other specified conditions are met.
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;
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