A director of a company must—
act in accordance with the company's constitution, and
only exercise powers for the purposes for which they are conferred.
Section 171: Duty to act within powers
Companies Act 2006 · 2006 c. 46View on legislation.gov.uk
Part 10: A company's directors — Chapter 2: General duties of directors
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