§ 223. Ratification of defective entity actions.

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(a)Action by governors.-- To ratify a defective entity action under this subchapter other than the ratification of an election of the initial governors under subsection (b), the governors of the ratifying entity must take an action, in accordance with section 224 (relating to action on ratification), stating:

(1)the defective entity action to be ratified and, if the defective entity action involved the issuance of putative interests, the number and type of putative interests purportedly issued;

(2)the date of the defective entity action;

(3)the nature of the failure of authorization with respect to the defective entity action to be ratified; and

(4)that the governors approve the ratification of the defective entity action.

(b)Election of initial governors.-- In the event that the defective entity action to be ratified relates to the election of the initial governors of an entity, a majority of the persons who, at the time of the ratification, are exercising the powers of the governors may take an action stating:

(1)the name of each person who first took action in the name of the entity as the initial governors of the entity;

(2)the earlier of the date on which each person first took action or was purported to have been elected as an initial governor; and

(3)that the ratification of the election of each person as an initial governor is approved.

(c)Action by interest holders.-- If any provision of the organic rules, a resolution of the governors, an applicable rule, a plan, a plan agreement or a governance agreement requires action by the interest holders or would have required action by the interest holders of the entity or of a previous entity at the date of the occurrence of the defective entity action, and that required action by the interest holders has not previously been obtained, the ratification of the defective entity action approved in the action taken by the governors under subsection

(a)shall be submitted to the interest holders for action in accordance with section 224.

(d)Abandonment of ratification.-- Unless otherwise provided in the action taken by the governors under subsection (a), after the action by the governors has been taken and, whether or not the action has been approved by the interest holders, the governors may abandon the ratification at any time before the validation effective time without further action of the interest holders.

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(Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1791, No.122, eff. 60 days)

2022 Amendment. Act 122 added section 223.

Cross References. Section 223 is referred to in sections 224, 225 of this title.

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