424 Ch. 31. No. 1.] Companies. of the statement in lieu of prospectus, as the case may be, he has by himself or by his agent authorised in writing— (a) signed and delivered to the Registrar for regis- {ration a consent in writing to act as such director; and (b) cither— (1) signed the memorandum for a number of shares not less than his qualification, if any; or (11) taken from the company and paid or agreed to pay for his qualification shares, if any; or (ii) signed and delivered to the Registrar for registration an undertaking in writing to take from the company and pay for his qualification shares, if any; or (iv) made and delivered’ to the Registrar for registration a statutory declaration to the effect that a number of shares, not less than his qualifi- cation, if any, are registered in his name. (2) Where a person has signed and delivered as aforesaid an undertaking to take and pay for his qualification shares, he shall, as regards those shares, be in the same posi- tion as if he had signed the memorandum for that number of share- (3) On the application for registration of the memo- randum and articles of a company the applicant shall deliver to the Registrar a list of the persons who have consented to be directors of the company, and, if this list contains the name of any person who has not so consented, the applicant shall be liable to a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars. (4) This section shall not apply to— (a2) a company not having a share capital; or (4): a private company; or (c) a company which was a private company before becoming a public company; or (d) a prospectus issued by or on behalf of a company after the expiration of one year from the date on which the company was entitled to commence business.