The statutory provision allowing any director to be removed from office by ordinary resolution of the shareholders is in Section 168 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA06). Importantly, the resolution must be proposed at a formal shareholders' meeting and cannot be passed as a written resolution.
Once your company approves the decision to appoint a specific director, that director must formally provide their consent to act as director in the form of a signed letter. This letter is a “consent to act”.
I, the undersigned, give my consent to act as an Independent Director of M/s_____________________ (Company Name) pursuant to section 149, 164, 197, 198 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder, hereby certify that I am not disqualified to act as an Independent Director of the company and hereby give my ...
Section 66(7) is clear that a person can act as a director or, in other words, is entitled to serve as such when he or she has, for instance, provided written consent to the company to act as a director.
What is a director's consent? In a director's consent an individual agrees in writing to be a director of a nonprofit. Every director who is elected or appointed needs to sign a consent. The consent needs to be signed within 10 days of being elected or appointed as a director.
A statement saying that they agree to act as a director of the nonprofit. the date on which they will begin to serve as director.
A standard document providing a specimen form of notice of willingness or consent to be appointed and act as a director of the company.
First, you must notify Companies House of your intention to add a director to your company. You can do this using form APO1, which you can either print out, complete, and post to the organisation, or fill it out online through their website.