70Special resolutions

70 Special resolutions (1) A resolution of an incorporated association is taken to be a special resolution if— (a) it is passed at a general meeting of the association, being a meeting of which at least 21 days notice, accompanied by notice of intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution, has been given to the members of the association; and (b) it is passed by at least ¾ of the votes of those members of the association who, being entitled to vote, vote personally or, if the rules of the association permit voting by proxy, vote by proxy at the meeting.

(2) For this section, voting personally includes voting while taking part in a meeting conducted using a method of communication, or a combination of methods of communication, that allows a member taking part to hear or otherwise know what each other member taking part says without the members being in each other’s presence. Examples—methods of communication video conferencing software, instant messaging, telephone conferencing, in writing