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S. 37(1) substituted by No. 53/1988 s. 45(Sch. 3 item 66) (as amended by No. 47/1989 s. 23(2)), amended by No. 69/2006 s. 224(Sch. 3 item 7.4).
(1) This section does not apply to rules to which the **Owners Corporations Act 2006** or the regulations made under that Act apply.
(2) This section applies despite anything to the contrary in a residence contract or in by-laws relating to a retirement village.
(3) The powers conferred by this section are in addition to any other powers to alter or revoke by‑laws.
S. 37(4) amended by No. 23/2016 s. 29.
(4) By-laws which apply to a retirement village and were made before the commencement of this section may be altered or revoked on or after the commencement of this section by special resolution of the residents living at the retirement village passed at the meeting of the residents.
(5) The making revocation or alteration on or after the commencement of this section of a by-law which applies to a retirement village is not to take effect unless or until it is approved by a special resolution of the residents living at the village.
(6) Subsections (4) and (5) and the definition of ***special resolution*** in section 3 apply to a by-law which relates only to a class of residents as if those provisions referred to residents of that class of residents and not to residents.
Pt 6A (Heading) inserted by No. 4/2005 s. 14.