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Section 190, The Companies Act, 2009
In forceThe Companies Act, 2009, Sierra Leone
(1) The notice of a meeting shall specify the place, dateand time of the meeting, and the general nature of the business to be
transacted in sufficient detail to enable those to whom it is given to
decide whether to attend or not, and where the meeting is to consider
a special resolution it shall set out the terms of the resolution.
(2) In the case of notice of an annual general meeting a
statement that the purpose is to transact the ordinary business of an
annual general meeting shall be deemed to be a sufficient specification
that the business is for the declaration of dividends, presentation of
the financial statements, reports of the directors and auditors, the
election of directors in the place of those retiring, the fixing of the
remuneration of the auditors and, if the requirements of sections 292,
293 and 294 are duly complied with, the removal and election of
auditors and directors.
(3) In every case in which a member is entitled, pursuant
to section 197, to appoint a proxy to attend and vote instead of him,
the notice shall contain with reasonable prominence, a statement
that the member has the right to appoint a proxy to attend and vote
instead of him and that the proxy need not be a member of the
company; and if default is made in complying with this subsection
as respects any meeting, every officer of the company who is in
default shall be guilty of an offence and be liable to a fine not
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(4) An error or omission in a notice with respect to the
place, date, time or general nature of the business of a meeting shall
not invalidate the meeting, unless the officer of the company
responsible for the error or omission acted in bad faith or failed to
exercise due care and diligence; but in the case of accidental error or
omission, the officer responsible shall effect the necessary correction
either before or during the meeting.
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