Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

98.   Dissenting to resolutions

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    (1)   A director who is present at a meeting of the directors or of a committee of directors consents to any resolution passed or action taken at that meeting, unless—

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      (a)     he or she requests that his or her dissent be or his or her dissent is entered in the minutes of the meeting;

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      (b)     he or she sends his or her written dissent to the secretary of the meeting before the meeting is adjourned; or

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      (c)     he or she sends his or her dissent by registered post or delivers it to the registered office of the company immediately after the meeting is adjourned.

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    (2)   A director who votes for, or consents to, a resolution may not dissent under subsection (1).

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    (3)   A director who was not present at a meeting at which a resolution was passed or action taken is presumed to have consented thereto unless, within 7 days after he or she becomes aware of the resolution, he or she—

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      (a)     causes his or her dissent to be placed with the minutes of the meeting; or

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      (b)     sends his or her dissent by registered post or delivers it to the registered office of the company.

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    (4)   A director is not liable under section 85, 86 or 97 if he or she relies in good faith upon—

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      (a)     financial statements of the company represented to him or her by an officer of the company; or

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      (b)     a report of an attorney-at-law, accountant, engineer, appraiser or other person whose profession lends credibility to a statement made by him or her.

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