ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Companies Act
297. Representation of bodies corporate at general meetings
Edition: 2024-12-27 · In force
297. Representation of bodies corporate at general meetings
(1)If a body corporate is a member of a company, it may, by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise a person or persons to act as its representative or representatives at a meeting of the company.(2)If the body corporate authorises only one person to act as its representative at a meeting of the company, that person is entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the body as the body could exercise if it were a natural person who is a member of the company.(3)If the body corporate authorises two or more persons to act as its representatives at a meeting of the company, any one of them is entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the body as the body could exercise if it were a natural person who is a member of the company.(4)If the body corporate authorises two or more persons to act as its representatives at a meeting of the company and more than one of them purports to exercise a power under subsection (3)—(a)they purport to exercise the power in the same way, power is taken to be exercised in that way; and(b)if they do not purport to exercise the power in the same way, power is taken not to be exercised.Subdivision 3 — Use of proxies at company general meetings