# The Companies (Model Articles) Regulations 2008, Paragraph 31: Chairing general meetings

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) If the directors have appointed a chairman, the chairman shall chair general meetings if present and willing to do so.
(2) If the directors have not appointed a chairman, or if the chairman is unwilling to chair the meeting or is not present within ten minutes of the time at which a meeting was due to start—
(a) the directors present, or
(b) (if no directors are present), the meeting,
must appoint a director or member to chair the meeting, and the appointment of the chairman of the meeting must be the first business of the meeting.
(3) The person chairing a meeting in accordance with this article is referred to as “the chairman of the meeting”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3229/schedule/3/paragraph/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-model-articles-regulations-2008/schedule-3/paragraph-31
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