Commonwealth Numbered Acts

COMPANIES ACT 1981 No. 89 of 1981 - SECT 281

281. (1) Subject to this section, a company is not entitled to appoint a
person or a firm as auditor of the company at its annual general meeting, not
being a meeting at which an auditor is removed from office, unless notice in
writing of his or its nomination as auditor was given to the company by a
member of the company-

   (a)  before the meeting was convened; or

   (b)  not less than 21 days before the meeting.

(2) If a company purports to appoint a person or firm as auditor of the
company in contravention of sub-section (1), the purported appointment is of
no effect and the company and any officer of the company who is in default are
each guilty of an offence.

(3) Where notice of nomination of a person or firm for appointment as auditor
of a company is received by the company, whether for appointment at a meeting
or an adjourned meeting referred to in sub-section 280 (10) or at an
annual general meeting, the company shall-

   (a)  not less than 7 days before the meeting; or

   (b)  at the time notice of the meeting is given, send a copy of the notice
        of nomination to each person or firm nominated, to each auditor of the
        company and to each person entitled to receive notice of general
        meetings of the company.