Companies Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845

LXXVQuorum for a General Meeting.

In order to constitute a Meeting (whether ordinary or extraordinary) there shall be present, either personally or by Proxy, the prescribed Quorum, and if no Quorum be prescribed then Shareholders holding in the aggregate not less than One Twentieth of the Capital of the Company, and being in Number not less than One for every Five hundred Pounds of such required Proportion of Capital, unless such Number would be more than Twenty, in which Case Twenty Shareholders holding not less than One Twentieth of the Capital of the Company shall be the Quorum ; and if within One Hour from the Time appointed for such Meeting the said Quorum be not present no Business shall be transacted at the Meeting other than the declaring of a Dividend, in case that shall be one of the Objects of the Meeting, but such Meeting shall, except in the Case of a Meeting for the Election of Directors herein-after mentioned, be held to be adjourned sine Die.