A company’s directors

This subtopic provides guidance on companies directors and relevant provisions concerning directors, such as :consent to act as a director, option to resign as a director, removal of a director, board minutes following the removal of a director, board minutes for the approval or ratification of the company’s entry into documents, and written resolutions of directors.

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Precedent: Ireland—Letter to act as a director provides a consent to act as a director letter from an individual to the company secretary or other directors of a private or public company

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