Div 9Registration of Charges

Division 9—Registration of Charges 199. Interpretation and application of Division 200. Charges required to be registered 201. Lodgment of notice of charge and copy of instrument 202. Acquisition of property subject to charge 203. Registration of documents relating to charges 204. Priorities of charges 205. Certain charges void against liquidator or official manager 206. Assignment and variation of charges 207. Satisfaction of, and release of property from, charges 208. Lodgment of notices, offences, &c. 209. Company to keep documents relating to charges and register of charges 210. Certificates 211. Registration under Instruments Ordinance 1933 212. Power of Court to rectify Register, &c. 213. Charges on property of recognized companies or recognized foreign companies 214. Provisions applying when incorporation transferred 215. Power to exempt from compliance with certain requirements of Division PART V—MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION Division 1—Office and Name 216. Registered office of company 217. Notice of address of registered office and office hours 218. Publication of name Division 2—Directors and Other Officers 219. Directors 220. Restrictions on appointment or advertisement of director 221. Qualification of director 222. Vacation of office 223. Appointment of directors to be voted on individually 224. Validity of acts of directors and secretaries 225. Removal of directors 226. Age of directors 227. Certain persons not to manage corporations 228. Disclosure of interests in contracts, property, offices, &c. 229. Duty and liability of officers 230. Loans to directors 231. Register of directors’ shareholdings, &c. 232. General duty to make disclosure 233. Payments for loss of, or retirement from, office 234. Provisions as to assignment of office 235. Powers to require disclosure of directors’ emoluments 236. Secretary 237. Provisions indemnifying officers or auditors 238. Register of directors, principal executive officers and secretaries Division 3—Meetings and Proceedings 239. Statutory meeting and statutory report 240. Annual general meeting 241. Convening of general meeting on requisition 242. Convening of meetings 243. Articles as to right to demand a poll 244. Quorum, chairman, voting, &c., at meetings 245. Proxies 246. Power of Court to order meeting 247. Circulation of members’ resolutions, &c. 248. Special resolutions 249. Resolution requiring special notice 250. Resolutions of exempt proprietary companies 251. Lodgment with the Commission, &c., of copies of certain resolutions and agreements 252. Resolutions at adjourned meetings 253. Minutes of proceedings 254. Inspection of minute books Division 4—Register of Members 255. Non-application of the Division to mutual life assurance companies 256. Register and index of members 257. Inspection and closing of register 258. Consequences of default by agent 259. Power of Court to rectify register 260. Trustee, & c, may be registered as owner of shares 261. Power of company to obtain information as to beneficial ownership of its shares 262. Branch registers Division 5—Annual Return 263. Annual return 264. Auditor’s statement 265. Exemption of certain companies PART VI—ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 266. Interpretation Division 2—Accounts 267. Accounts to be kept 268. Financial years of grouped companies 269. Profit and loss account, balance sheet and group accounts 270. Directors’ reports 271. Rounding off of amounts in accounts and reports 272. Group accounts not to be issued, & c, until receipt of subsidiaries’ accounts, &c. 273. Relief from requirements as to accounts and reports 274. Members of company entitled to balance-sheet, &c. 275. Accounts and reports to be laid before annual general meeting 276. Failure to comply with this Division Division 3—Audit 277. Qualifications of auditors 278. Unlimited exempt proprietary company need not appoint auditor in certain circumstances 279. Exempt proprietary company need not appoint auditor in certain circumstances 280. Appointment of auditors 281. Nomination of auditors 282. Removal and resignation of auditors 283. Effect of winding up on office of auditor 284. Fees and expenses of auditors 285. Powers and duties of auditors as to reports on accounts 286. Obstruction of auditor 287. Special provisions relating to borrowing and guarantor corporations Division 4—Special Provisions relating to Banking and Life Insurance Corporations 288. Banking and life insurance corporations PART VII—SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS 289. Interpretation and application