Companies Act 2006

270Private company not required to have secretary

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(1)A private company is not required to have a secretary.

(2)References in the Companies Acts to a private company “without a secretary” are to a private company that for the time being is taking advantage of the exemption in subsection (1); and references to a private company “with a secretary” shall be construed accordingly.

(3)In the case of a private company without a secretary—

(a)anything authorised or required to be given or sent to, or served on, the company by being sent to its secretary—

(i)may be given or sent to, or served on, the company itself, and

(ii)if addressed to the secretary shall be treated as addressed to the company; and

(b)anything else required or authorised to be done by or to the secretary of the company may be done by or to—

(i)a director, or

(ii)a person authorised generally or specifically in that behalf by the directors.