Part 13Resolutions and meetings

Chapter 3Resolutions at meetings

Members' statements

315Company’s duty to circulate members' statement

1

A company that is required under section 314, to circulate a statement must send a copy of it to each member of the company entitled to receive notice of the meeting—

a

in the same manner as the notice of the meeting, and

b

at the same time as, or as soon as reasonably practicable after, it gives notice of the meeting.

2

Subsection (1) has effect subject to section 316(2) (deposit or tender of sum in respect of expenses of circulation) and section 317 (application not to circulate members' statement).

3

In the event of default in complying with this section, an offence is committed by every officer of the company who is in default.

4

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

a

on conviction on indictment, to a fine;

b

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.