20BCompany may object to direction by members

### 20B Company may object to direction by members > [*\[Section 20B Inserted by No. 18 of 2025, s. 53, Applied:01 Jan 2026\]*](/view/html/inforce/2026-01-01/act-2025-018#GS53@EN) > > > (1)  Within 21 days after receiving a copy of a direction, or a copy of a written notice of an amendment or revocation of such a direction, under [section 20A(5)](#GS20A@Gs5@EN) , the Board or a subsidiary board may object to the direction, or its amendment or revocation, on any ground. > > > (2)  An objection under [subsection (1)](#GS20B@Gs1@EN) is to – > > > > > > (a) be made in writing to the members; and > > > > > > > (b) specify the grounds of the objection. > > > (3)  If the members receive an objection under [subsection (1)](#GS20B@Gs1@EN) in respect of a direction – > > > > > > (a) the members, within 10 days after receiving the objection, are to notify the relevant board that the members – > > > > > > > > > > (i) intend to amend or revoke the direction in accordance with [section 20A](#GS20A@EN) ; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) do not intend to amend or revoke the direction; and > > > > > > > (b) if the members notify the relevant board under [paragraph (a)(i)](#GS20B@Gs3@Hpa@Hqi@EN) that the direction is to be amended or revoked, the direction is of no effect until it is so amended or revoked; and > > > > > > > (c) if the members notify the relevant board under [paragraph (a)(ii)](#GS20B@Gs3@Hpa@Hqii@EN) that the direction is not to be amended or revoked – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the Minister must cause a copy of the objection to be tabled in each House of Parliament within 5 sitting-days after the members received the objection; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) if the Minister fails to table a copy of the objection under this paragraph, the direction is void.