Board meetings when to meet ‑ Interval between board meetingsWhether expression “every three months” used in the section means three months taken together - Companies Law - No. 10/3/72‑CL‑III,

Letter : No. 10/3/72 ‑ CL ‑ III, dated 2 ‑ 6 ‑ 1973. Subject:- Board meetings when to meet ‑ Interval between board meetings ‑ Whether expression every three months used in the section means three months taken together There is a clear distinction between every and each . In modern usage, every directs attention chiefly to the totality, each chiefly to the individuals composing it. In view of this distinction, the expression every three months occurring in section 285 should naturally mean three months taken together. Provisions of section 285 will be fulfilled if the board of directors of a company meet on the 1st of January or the 31st of March or any date in between. Next three months should naturally comprise April to June. It is open to the board of directors to meet on any date during the three months from April to June. Similarly, the board of directors may at least meet on a particular date during July to September and so on. In section 285 as it stands, there is no scope for making backward calculations as suggested in the article forwarded with your letter under reply.