PART 4Protected Cell Companies

CHAPTER 10Shareholder resolutions

Notice required of meeting140

1

A general meeting must be called by notice of at least 14 days.

2

Paragraph (1) does not apply where—

a

the protected cell company's instrument of incorporation requires a longer period; or

b

the meeting is an adjourned meeting.

3

Notice must be sent to—

a

every shareholder who is entitled to vote at the meeting;

b

any person who is entitled to a voting share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the person holding the voting share, provided the protected cell company has been notified of such an entitlement; and

c

every director.

4

In sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (3), the reference to bankruptcy includes—

a

the sequestration of the estate of a person; or

b

a person's estate being the subject of a protected trust deed (within the meaning of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016).

5

Paragraph (3) has effect subject to—

a

any enactment; or

b

any provision of the protected cell company's instrument of incorporation.

6

The notice must state—

a

the time and date of the meeting;

b

the place of the meeting; and

c

the general nature of the business to be dealt with at the meeting.