Chapter 9 — Company Secretary
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Section 141 — Company Secretary
Chapter: 9 — Company Secretary
(a) Every company, other than a private company, shall at all times have a Company Secretary. (b) The Company Secretary is an officer of the company and shall comply with all duties and obligations imposed on the Secretary under this Act.
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Section 142 — Qualifications of the Secretary
Chapter: 9 — Company Secretary
A Company Secretary must satisfy the following qualifications— (a) where the Company Secretary is an individual— (1) the person must have attained 18 years of age; (2) the person must be ordinarily resident in the Maldives; (3) the person must not be a director of the company; and (4) the…
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Section 143 — Responsibilities of the Secretary
Chapter: 9 — Company Secretary
The Company Secretary is responsible for— (a) ensuring that the company is operated in accordance with this Act, regulations made under it and the Constitution of the company; (b) informing the directors of their legal responsibilities and providing them with appropriate guidance in relation to…
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Section 144 — Appointment and Removal of the Secretary
Chapter: 9 — Company Secretary
(a) The Company Secretary shall be appointed and removed by the Board of Directors in accordance with the procedure specified in the Articles of Association of the company. (b) The first Company Secretary shall be appointed upon registration of the company. A person specified as the Company…
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Section 145 — Notification to the Registrar upon Change of Secretary
Chapter: 9 — Company Secretary
(a) Where any change is made to the Company Secretary, the change must be notified to the Registrar within 15 days of its occurrence. The particulars relating to the change must also be submitted to the Registrar for registration in the register in the manner prescribed by regulations made under…
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Section 146 — Registrar’s Direction to Appoint a Secretary
Chapter: 9 — Company Secretary
(a) Where a company does not have a Company Secretary as required by this Act, or the Registrar is notified that the company does not have a Company Secretary, the Registrar may direct the company to appoint a Company Secretary. Where such a direction is given, the company must appoint a Company…
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