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  1. Companies Act 2006 (c. 46)
  2. Part 10 A company's directors (ss. 154-259)
  3. Chapter 1 Appointment and removal of directors (ss. 154-169)
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Chapter 1 Appointment and removal of directors (ss. 154-169)

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Requirement to have directors (ss. 154-156)
In force
 154. Companies required to have directors
In force
 155. Companies required to have at least one director who is a natural person
In force
 156. Direction requiring company to make appointment
Appointment (ss. 156A-161)
In force
 157. Minimum age for appointment as director
Not yet in force
 156A. Each director to be a natural person
In force
 156B. Power to provide for exceptions from requirement that each director be a natural person
In force
 156C. Existing director who is not a natural person
In force
 158. Power to provide for exceptions from minimum age requirement
Omitted
 159. Existing under-age directors
In force
 159A. Disqualified person not to be appointed as director
In force
 160. Appointment of directors of public company to be voted on individually
In force
 161. Validity of acts of directors
Register of directors, etc (ss. 161A-167)
Partially deleted
 161A. Alternative method of record-keeping
Partially deleted
 162. Register of directors
Partially deleted
 163. Particulars of directors to be registered: individuals
Partially deleted
 164. Particulars of directors to be registered: corporate directors and firms
Partially deleted
 165. Register of directors' residential addresses
Partially deleted
 166. Particulars of directors to be registered: power to make regulations
Partially deleted
 167. Duty to notify registrar of changes
Option to keep information on the central register (ss. 167A-167F)
Partially deleted
 167A. Right to make an election
Partially deleted
 167B. Effective date of election
Partially deleted
 167C. Effect of election on obligations under sections 162 to 167
Partially deleted
 167D. Duty to notify registrar of changes
Partially deleted
 167E. Withdrawing the election
Partially deleted
 167F. Power to extend option to public companies
Notification of information about directors (ss. 167G-167L)
Partly in force
 167G. Duty to notify registrar of change in directors
Partly in force
 167H. Duty to notify registrar of changes of information
Partly in force
 167I. Notification of changes occurring before company's incorporation
Partly in force
 167J. Required information about a director: individuals
Partly in force
 167K. Required information about a director: corporate directors and firms
Partly in force
 167L. Directors: offence of failure to notify of changes
Directors: duties relating to ID verification and notification (s. 167M-167N)
Partly in force
 167M. Prohibition on director acting unless ID verified
Partly in force
 167N. Prohibition on acting unless directorship notified
Removal (ss. 168-169)
In force
 168. Resolution to remove director
In force
 169. Director's right to protest against removal
In force
 169A. Removal from office of disqualified directors
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