136. Provisions as to meetings and votes

The following provisions shall have effect in so far as the articles of the company do not make other provisions in that behalf—

notice of the meeting of a company shall be served on every shareholder of the company in the manner in which notices are required to be served under the provisions of the model articles ;

two or more shareholders holding shares which carry not less than ten per centum of the votes which may be cast on an issue, may call a meeting to consider and vote on that issue ;

in the case of a private company two shareholders, and in the case of any other company three shareholders, present in person or by an authorised representative under the provisions of paragraph (a)

any shareholder elected by the shareholders present at a meeting may be chairman thereof ;

no shareholder shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting, unless all calls or other sums then payable by him in respect of shares in the company have been paid ;

where voting is by show of hands, each shareholder shall have one vote and on a poll every shareholder shall have one vote in respect of each share held by him.