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Power of court to rectify register

Cap. 250, s. 33 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) If– (a) the name of any person is, without sufficient cause, entered in or omitted from the register of members of a company; or (b) default is made or unnecessary delay takes place in entering on the register the fact of any person having ceased to be a member, the person aggrieved, or any member of the company, or the company, may apply to the court for rectification of the register. (2) The application may be made by motion in the court, or by application to a judge of the court sitting in chambers, and the court may either refuse the application, or may order rectification of the register, and payment by the company of any damages sustained by any party aggrieved. (3) On any application under this section, the court may decide any question relating to the title of any person who is a party to the application to have his name entered in or omitted from the register, whether the question arises between members or alleged members, or between members or alleged members on the one hand and the company on the other hand, and generally may decide any question necessary or expedient to be decided for rectification of the register. (4) In the case of a company required by this Act to send a list of its members to the Registrar, the court, when making an order for rectification of the register, shall by its order direct notice of the rectification to be given to the Registrar.
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Power of court to rectify register — Cap. 250 s. 33 · Belize Law