Companies Act 2014

691

Entitlement to attend and notice

691. (1) Every person appearing by the company’s books to be a creditor of the company shall be entitled to attend a meeting of creditors.

(2) The liquidator shall give to every person appearing by the company’s books or otherwise to be a contributory of the company notice of a meeting of contributories.

(3) Every person appearing by the company’s books or otherwise to be a member of the company shall be entitled to attend a meeting of members.

(4) The liquidator shall give notice in writing to every person entitled to attend a meeting of the time and place appointed for the meeting and of the subject matter of the meeting in such form as may be prescribed not less than 7 days before the day appointed for such meeting.

F531[(4A) F532[]]

(5) The notice under subsection (4) to each creditor shall be sent to the address given in the creditor’s proof, or if he or she has not proved, to the address given in the statement of affairs of the company, if any, or to such other address as may be known to the liquidator.

(6) The notice under subsection (4) to each contributory shall be sent to the address mentioned in the company’s books as the address of such contributory or to such other address as may be known to the liquidator.

(7) The notice under subsection (4) to each member shall be sent to the address mentioned in the company’s books as the address of such member or to such other address as may be known to the liquidator.

(8) Where a meeting of creditors, contributories or members is summoned by notice, the proceedings and resolutions of the meeting shall, unless the court otherwise orders, be valid notwithstanding that some creditors, contributories or members, as the case may be, may not have received the notice sent to them.

Annotations

Amendments:

F531

Inserted (21.08.2020) by Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions (Covid-19) Act 2020 (9/2020), s. 20, S.I. No. 320 of 2020. Note extensions of interim period by statutory instruments made under s. 12A.

F532

Repealed (3.12.2024) by Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 (44/2024), s. 3(1) and sch. 1, S.I. No. 639 of 2024.