Companies Clauses Act, 1863

Power to company to cancel forfeited shares.

8 & 9 Vict. cc. 16, 17.

4. Where any share of the capital of the company is after the passing of this Act declared forfeited under and in pursuance of the provisions with respect to the forfeiture of shares for nonpayment of calls contained in the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, and the Companies Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act, 1845, respectively, and the forfeiture is confirmed by a meeting in accordance with the same provisions respectively, and notice of the forfeiture has been given,—then and in every such case, if the directors of the company are unable to sell the share for a sum equal to the arrears of calls and interest and expenses due in respect thereof, the company at any general meeting held not less than two months after such notice is given may, in case payment of the arrears of calls, interest, and expenses due in respect thereof is not made by the registered holder of the share before the meeting is held, resolve that the share instead of being sold, shall be cancelled; and the share shall thereupon be cancelled accordingly.