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Companies Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845

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Bye Laws

And with respect to the making of Bye Laws, be it enacted as follows:

CXXVIIPower to make Bye Laws for the Officers of the Company.

It shall be lawful for the Company from Time to Time to make such Bye Laws as they think fit, for the Purpose of regulating the Conduct of the Officers and Servants of the Company, and for providing for the due Management of the Affairs of the Company in all respects whatsoever, and from Time to Time to alter or repeal any such Bye Laws, and make others, provided such Bye Laws be not repugnant to the Laws of that Part of the United Kingdom where the same are to have effect, or to the Provisions of this or the special Act; and such Bye Laws shall be reduced into "Writing, and shall have affixed thereto the Common Seal of the Company, and a Copy of such Bye Laws shall be given to every Officer and Servant of the Company affected thereby.

CXXVIIIFines for Breach of such Bye Laws.

It shall be lawful for the Company by such Bye Laws to impose such reasonable Penalties upon all Persons, being Officers or Servants of the Company, offending against such Bye Laws, as the Company think fit, not exceeding Five Pounds for any one Offence.

CXXIXBye Laws to be so framed as that Penalties may be mitigated.

All the Bye Laws to be made by the Company shall be so framed as to allow the Sheriff or Justices before whom any Penalty imposed thereby may be sought to be recovered to order a Part only of such Penalty to be paid, if such Sheriff shall think fit.

CXXXEvidence of Bye Laws.

The Production of a written or printed Copy of the Bye Laws of the Company, having the Common Seal of the Company affixed thereto, shall be sufficient Evidence of such Bye Laws in all Cases of Prosecution under the same.

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