Building Societies Act, 1989

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Right to demand a poll.

73.—(1) Any provision in the rules of a building society shall be void in so far as it would have the effect either—

(a) of excluding the right to demand a poll at a meeting of the society on any question other than the election of the chairman of the meeting or the adjournment of the meeting, or

(b) of making ineffective a demand for a poll on any such question which is made by not less than 10 members having the right to vote at the meeting.

(2) The instrument appointing a proxy to vote at a meeting of a society shall be deemed also to confer authority to demand or join in demanding a poll, and, for the purposes of subsection (1), a demand by a person as a proxy for a member or members shall be the same as a demand by the member or members.