Companies (Amendment) Act, 1982

Register of directors and secretaries.

8.—(1) Section 195 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsections (6), (7) and (8) of the following subsections—

“(6) The company shall, within the period of fourteen days from the happening of—

(a) any change among its directors or in its secretary, or

(b) any change in any of the particulars contained in the register,

send to the registrar of companies a notification in the prescribed form of the change and of the date on which it occurred.

(7) A notification sent to the registrar of companies pursuant to subsection (6) of this section of the appointment of a person as a director, secretary or joint secretary of a company shall be accompanied by a consent signed by that person to act as director, secretary, or joint secretary, as the case may be.

(8) Where the memorandum of a company has been delivered to the registrar for registration pursuant to section 17 prior to the commencement of section 8 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1982, the company shall send to the registrar of companies a return containing the particulars of the first directors and secretary of such company specified in the register required to be kept pursuant to section 195, and a notification in the prescribed form of any change among its directors or in its secretary or in any of the particulars contained in the register specifying the date of the change and the said returns shall be sent to the registrar within fourteen days of the appointment of the first directors or secretary or change, as the case may be.”.

(2) Subsection (10) of section 195 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of—

(a) for “or (6)” of “(6), (7) or (8)”, and

(b) for “£100” of “£500”.