Companies Act - Singapore Statutes Online

Qualification of director

147.—(1) Without affecting the operation of sections 145 and 146, every director, who is by the articles required to hold a specified share qualification and who is not already qualified, shall obtain his qualification within 2 months after his appointment or such shorter period as is fixed by the articles.

(2) Unless otherwise provided by the articles, the qualification of any director of a company must be held by him solely and not as one of several joint holders.

(3) A director shall vacate his office if he has not within the period referred to in subsection (1) obtained his qualification or if after so obtaining it he ceases at any time to hold his qualification.

(4) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000 and also to a default penalty.

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(5) A person vacating office under this section shall be incapable of being reappointed as director until he has obtained his qualification.

[UK, 1948, s. 182; Aust., 1961, s. 116]

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