Medical Schemes Act, 1998 (Act No. 131 of 1998)Chapter 11 : Judicial Matters55. Information as to Compromise |
| (1) | Where a meeting of creditors or members is summoned under section 54 for the purpose of agreeing to a compromise or arrangement, there shall— |
| (a) | with every notice summoning the meeting which is sent to a creditor or member, be sent also a statement explaining the effect of the compromise or arrangement and stating all relevant information material to the proposed transaction; and |
| (b) | in every notice summoning the meeting which is given by advertisement, be included either such a statement as referred to in paragraph (a) or a notification of the place at which and the manner in which creditors or members entitled to attend the meeting may obtain copies of such a statement. |
| (2) | Where a notice given by advertisement includes a notification that copies of the statement referred to in subsection (1)(a) may be obtained by creditors or members entitled to attend the meeting, every such creditor or member shall, on making application in the manner indicated by the notice, be furnished by the medical scheme free of charge with a copy of such statement. |
| (3) | Where a medical scheme is in default of complying with any requirement of this section, such medical scheme and every officer who is a party to the default, shall be guilty of an offence, and for the purpose of this subsection any liquidator, judicial manager or curator of the medical scheme shall be deemed to be an officer. |
| (4) | A person shall not be liable under subsection (3) if he or she shows that the default was due to the refusal of any other person to supply the necessary particulars as to his or her interests and that fact has been stated in the statement referred to in subsection (1)(a). |