Section 142: Notice of change of directors and secretaries

142. Notice of change of directors and secretaries (1) The Board shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Registrar for registration notice in an approved form of— (a) any change in the directors or the Secretary of a company or person nominated pursuant to section 140 (3); or [Issue 5] C35 – 90 Revised Laws of Mauritius (b) any change in the name, the usual residential address, the service address or other particulars of a director or Secretary of a company or person nominated pursuant to section 140 (3). (2) A notice under subsection (1) shall— (a) specify the date of the change; (b) include the full name, the usual residential address and the service address of every person who is a director or Secretary of the company or person nominated under section 140 (3) from the date of the notice; (c) in the case of the appointment of a new director or Secretary, or person nominated under section 140 (3), be accompanied by the forms of consent and certificate required pursuant to sections 134 and 163 (2); and (d) be delivered to the Registrar within 28 days of— (i) in the case of an appointment or resignation of a director or Secretary, the date on which the change occurs; (ii) in the case of the death of a director or Secretary or a change in the name, usual residential address or service address of a director or Secretary, of the date on which the company becomes aware of the change. (3) Where the Board fails to comply with this section, every director and any Secretary of the company shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 200,000 rupees. [S. 142 amended by s. 4 (d) of Act 20 of 2002 w.e.f. 10 August 2002; s. 5 (j) of Act 27 of 2012 w.e.f. 22 December 2012.] Sub-Part D – Duties of Directors