38Voting on a poll

38 Voting on a poll

38 Voting on a poll

On a poll called at a general meeting, each member:

(a) present; or

(b) represented by a person acting under a power of attorney; or

(c) represented by a person appointed under the provisions of the Law; or

(d) represented by a proxy (but only if proxies are allowed under these rules);

has one vote.

Note 1—

A person can hold an unlimited number of proxies unless the rules restrict the number of proxies any one person can hold. If the vote on a show of hands is likely not to represent the views of the members who have given a proxy, a poll may be demanded. Section 256(2) of the Law provides that a question is to be decided by a poll if a poll is required by the chairperson of the meeting or by any 5 members present at the meeting or represented at the meeting by proxy.

Note 2—

Most decisions are made by ordinary resolution, but in certain cases the Law requires a special resolution.