Companies Act (Cap. 386)
Companies Act (Cap. 386), article 298
298. (1) (a) At a meeting of creditors a resolution shall be
deemed to be passed when a majority in value of the
creditors present personally or by proxy and voting on
the resolution have voted i n favour of the resolution.
(b) At a meeting of contributories a resolution shall be
deemed to be passed when thr ee-fourths in value of the
contributories present in person or by proxy and voting
on the resolution, or a majority in value of all the
contributories, have voted in favour of the resolution.
The value of the contributories shall be determined
according to the number of votes conferred on each
contributory by the memorandum or articles of the
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company or, if the memorandu m and articles are silent,
according to the value of th eir respective liabilities to
contribute.
(2) The provisions of this Act and of the memorandum or
articles of the company with respect to proxies at general meet ings
of the company shall apply to proxies at meetings of creditors and
contributories, with such modifications and adaptations as may be
required.
(3) A copy of every resolution of a meeting of creditors or
contributories in a winding up by the court shall be certified by the
official receiver or the liquida tor, as the case may be, and fi led in
the Registry of the Superior Courts.
(4) Where a resolution is passed at an adjourned meeting of any
creditors or contributories of a company, the resolution shall, for all
purposes, be treated as having been passed on the date on which it
was in fact passed, and shall not be deemed to have been passed at
any earlier date.
Other proceedings
at meetings.
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