Standard Life Assurance Company Act 1991

Directors may act notwithstanding vacancy

34The continuing directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body and no act or proceeding of the directors or any of them whether before, on or after the appointed day shall be invalid or liable to be called in question on the ground merely that at the time when such act or proceeding took place any vacancy or vacancies existed in the number of directors of the Company provided for the time being pursuant to regulation 33:

Provided that if the number of directors shall fall below the prescribed minimum number the directors shall forthwith take the necessary steps to make up such minimum number.