176. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, an annual general meeting of a company or an extraordinary general meeting of it may be held inside or outside of the State.

(2) If a company holds its annual general meeting or any extraordinary general meeting outside of the State then, unless all of the members entitled to attend and vote at such meeting consent in writing to its being held outside of the State, the company has the following duty.

(3) That duty is to make, at the company's expense, all necessary arrangements to ensure that members can by technological means participate in any such meeting without leaving the State.

(4) A meeting referred to in subsection (1) may be held in 2 or more venues (whether inside or outside of the State) at the same time using any technology that provides members, as a whole, with a reasonable opportunity to participate.