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Companies Act 1967 s 147

Companies Act 1967 s 147

s 147 Qualification of director

147.—(1) Without affecting the operation of sections 145 and 146, every director, who is by the constitution required to hold a specified share qualification and who is not already qualified, must obtain his or her qualification within 2 months after his or her appointment or such shorter period as is fixed by the constitution.[36/2014] (2) Unless otherwise provided by the constitution, the qualification of any director of a company must be held by him or her solely and not as one of several joint holders.[36/2014] (3) A director must vacate his or her office if he or she has not within the period referred to in subsection (1) obtained his or her qualification or if after so obtaining it he or she ceases at any time to hold his or her qualification. (4) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000 and also to a default penalty. (5) A person vacating office under this section is incapable of being re‑appointed as director until the person has obtained his or her qualification.

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