Companies Act, 2008 (Act No. 71 of 2008)Chapter 3 : Enhanced Accountability and TransparencyPart B : Company secretary87. Juristic person or partnership may be appointed company secretary |
| (1) | A juristic person or partnership may be appointed to hold the office of company secretary, provided that— |
| (a) | every employee of that juristic person who provides company secretary services, or partner and employee of that partnership, as the case may be, satisfies the requirements contemplated in section 84(5); and |
| (b) | at least one employee of that juristic person, or one partner or employee of that partnership, as the case may be, satisfies the requirements contemplated in section 86 |
| (2) | A change in the membership of a juristic person or partnership that holds office as company secretary does not constitute a casual vacancy in the office of company secretary, if the juristic person or partnership continues to satisfy the requirements of subsection (1). |
| (3) | If at any time a juristic person or partnership holds office as company secretary of a particular company— |
| (a) | the juristic person or partnership must immediately notify the directors of the company if the juristic person or partnership no longer satisfies the requirements of subsection (1), and is regarded to have resigned as company secretary upon giving that notice to the company; |
| (b) | the company is entitled to assume that the juristic person or partnership satisfies the requirements of subsection (1), until the company has received a notice contemplated in paragraph (a); and |
| (c) | any action taken by the juristic person or partnership in performance of its functions as company secretary is not invalidated merely because the juristic person or partnership had ceased to satisfy the requirements of subsection (1) at the time of that action. |