[Osmf-talk] natural persons | Re: (v2.0, now with legal advice!) Possible AoA Amendment #2: Your boss can't force you to vote a certain way

[Rory McCann]

On 28/10/2020 13:22, Craig Allan wrote:
> Section 17(1) is a bit too metaphysical. "A person shall cease to be a 
> member ... if ... they die or cease to exist"
> 
> A natural person is by definition dead if they do not exist. But, a 
> company or legal entity can cease to exist.  As far as I can see there 
> is nothing in our AoA or the Companies Act that precludes a legal entity 
> becoming a voting member and/or a Board Member.

§75(1) of our AoA states that only natural persons can vote.

§155 of the UK Companies Act 
<https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/155> requires at 
least one director to be a natural person.

I suppose we currently have nothing in there to require members to be 
natural persons