Section 159 — Companies Act 1993: Notice of change of directors

159 Notice of change of directors (1) The board of a company must ensure that notice in the prescribed form of— (a) A change in the directors of a company, whether as the result of a director ceasing to hold office or the appointment of a new director, or both; or (b) A change in the name or the residential address of a director of a company—

is delivered to the Registrar for registration. (2) A notice under subsection (1) of this section must— (a) Specify the date of the change; and (b) Include the full name and residential address of every person who is a director of the company from the date of the notice; and (c) In the case of the appointment of a new director, have attached the form of consent and certificate required pursuant to section 152 of this Act; and (d) Be delivered to the Registrar within 20 working days of— (i) The change occurring, in the case of the appointment or resignation of a director; or (ii) The company first becoming aware of the change, in the case of the death of a director or a change in the name or residential address of a director. (3) If the board of a company fails to comply with this section, every director of the company commits an offence and is liable on conviction to the penalty set out in section 374(2) of this Act.