Companies Act, 1956

Section - 294 - Appointment of sole selling agents to require approval of company in general meeting

[Appointment of sole selling agents]

Appointment of sole selling agents to require approval of company in general meeting.

294. [(1) No company shall, after the commencement of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1960, appoint a sole selling agent for any area for a term exceeding five years at a time:

Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall be deemed to prohibit the re-appointment, or the extension of the term of office, of any sole selling agent by further periods not exceeding five years on each occasion.

(2) After the commencement of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1960, the Board of directors of a company shall not appoint a sole selling agent for any area except subject to the condition that the appointment shall cease to be valid if it is not approved by the company in the first general meeting held after the date on which the appointment is made.

(2A) If the company in general meeting as aforesaid disapproves the appointment, it shall cease to be valid with effect from the date of that general meeting.]

(3) Where before the commencement of this Act, a company has appointed a sole selling agent for any area for a period of not less than five years, the appointment shall be placed before the company in general meeting within a period of six months f .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store