Section 110 Postal ballot
- Amendments
- 1
- Last changed
- 9 February 2018
110. Postal ballot.—
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, a company—
(a) shall, in respect of such items of business as the Central Government may, by notification, declare to be transacted only by means of postal ballot; and
(b) may, in respect of any item of business, other than ordinary business and any business in respect of which directors or auditors have a right to be heard at any meeting, transact by means of postal ballot,
in such manner as may be prescribed, instead of transacting such business at a general meeting:
The Proviso inserted by Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017, s. 29, with effect from 9 February 2018Provided that any item of business required to be transacted by means of postal ballot under clause (a), may be transacted at a general meeting by a company which is required to provide the facility to members to vote by electronic means under section 108, in the manner provided in that section.
(2) If a resolution is assented to by the requisite majority of the shareholders by means of postal ballot, it shall be deemed to have been duly passed at a general meeting convened in that behalf.