Section 189 | Directors' long-term service contracts: civil consequences of contravention
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If a company agrees to provision in contravention of section 188 (directors' long-term service contracts: requirement of members' approval)—
(a)the provision is void, to the extent of the contravention, and
(b)the contract is deemed to contain a term entitling the company to terminate it at any time by the giving of reasonable notice.