Demanding a pollU.K.
36.—(1) A poll on a resolution may be demanded—
(a)in advance of the general meeting where it is to be put to the vote, or
(b)at a general meeting, either before a show of hands on that resolution or immediately after the result of a show of hands on that resolution is declared.
(2) A poll may be demanded by—
(a)the chairman of the meeting;
(b)the directors;
(c)two or more persons having the right to vote on the resolution; or
(d)a person or persons representing not less than one tenth of the total voting rights of all the members having the right to vote on the resolution.
(3) A demand for a poll may be withdrawn if—
(a)the poll has not yet been taken, and
(b)the chairman of the meeting consents to the withdrawal.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 art. 36 in force at 1.10.2009, see reg. 1