306 Limited company may have directors with unlimited liability.E+W+S
(1)In the case of a limited company the liability of the directors or managers, or of the managing director, may, if so provided by the memorandum, be unlimited.
(2)In the case of a limited company in which the liability of a director or manager is unlimited, the directors and any managers of the company and the member who proposes any person for election or appointment to the office of director or manager, shall add to that proposal a statement that the liability of the person holding that office will be unlimited.
(3)Before the person accepts the office or acts in it, notice in writing that his liability will be unlimited shall be given to him by the following or one of the following persons, namely—
(a)the promoters of the company,
(b)the directors of the company,
(c)any managers of the company,
(d)the company secretary.
(4)If a director, manager or proposer makes default in adding such a statement, or if a promoter, director, manager or secretary makes default in giving the notice required by subsection (3), then—
(a)he is liable to a fine, and
(b)he is also liable for any damage which the person so elected or appointed may sustain from the default;
but the liability of the person elected or appointed is not affected by the default.