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Companies Act 1993

Directors and their powers and duties - Appointment and removal of directors

152: Director's consent required

You could also call this:

“Directors must agree in writing before being appointed”

You can’t become a director of a company unless you agree to it in writing. When you agree, you also need to confirm that you’re allowed to be a director. This means you need to say that there’s nothing stopping you from being appointed or working as a company director.

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Part 8 Directors and their powers and duties
Appointment and removal of directors

152Director's consent required

  1. A person must not be appointed a director of a company unless he or she has consented in writing to be a director and certified that he or she is not disqualified from being appointed or holding office as a director of a company.

Notes
  • Section 152: amended, on , by section 19 of the Companies Act 1993 Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 6).