Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992)

Section 326 - Voting for directors of a public company

(1) At a general meeting of a public company, other than a company limited by guarantee, a resolution for the appointment of two or more persons as directors of the company by a single resolution shall not be moved unless a resolution that it shall be so moved has first been carried unanimously.

(2) A resolution moved in contravention of subsection (1) is void, whether or not the resolution being so moved was objected to at that time.

(3) For the purposes of this section, a resolution approving appointments or nominating persons for appointment shall be treated as a resolution for appointment.

(4) This section shall not apply where a registered constitution of a company provides for cumulative voting in accordance with section 327.

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