{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-288",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006/section-288.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/46",
  "legislation_title": "Companies Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-2006",
  "path": "section/288",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "288",
  "heading": "Written resolutions of private companies",
  "text": "(1) In the Companies Acts a “written resolution” means a resolution of a private company proposed and passed in accordance with this Chapter.\n(2) The following may not be passed as a written resolution—\n(a) a resolution under section 168 removing a director before the expiration of his period of office;\n(b) a resolution under section 510 removing an auditor before the expiration of his term of office.\n(3) A resolution may be proposed as a written resolution—\n(a) by the directors of a private company (see section 291), or\n(b) by the members of a private company (see sections 292 to 295).\n(4) References in enactments passed or made before this Chapter comes into force to—\n(a) a resolution of a company in general meeting, or\n(b) a resolution of a meeting of a class of members of the company,\nhave effect as if they included references to a written resolution of the members, or of a class of members, of a private company (as appropriate).\n(5) A written resolution of a private company has effect as if passed (as the case may be)—\n(a) by the company in general meeting, or\n(b) by a meeting of a class of members of the company,\nand references in enactments passed or made before this section comes into force to a meeting at which a resolution is passed or to members voting in favour of a resolution shall be construed accordingly.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 288 wholly in force at 1.10.2007; s. 288 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 1300; s. 288 in force at 1.10.2007 by S.I. 2007/2194, art. 2(1)(f) (with saving in art. 12 and subject to transitional adaptations specified in Sch. 1 and with transitional provisions and savings in Sch. 3)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/288",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:40.060156+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}