# The Building Societies Act 1986 (Electronic Communications) Order 2003, Article 29: Consequential amendments: electronic appointment of proxies


(1) The 1986 Act is amended as follows.
(2) In section 60 (directors: election and retirement), in paragraph (c) of the definition of “voting date” in subsection (17) for “instruments appointing” substitute “appointments of”.
(3) In Schedule 2, in–
(a) sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 21 (length of notice for calling meetings);
(b) sub-paragraph (2A) of paragraph 22 (persons entitled to notice of meetings);
(c) sub-paragraph (6)(c) of paragraph 23 (members' entitlement to vote on resolutions); and
(d) sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 24 (proxies),
for “instruments appointing” substitute “appointments of”.
(4) In that Schedule, in sub-paragraph (6) of paragraph 24, for “the instrument appointing a proxy, or any other” substitute “the appointment of a proxy, or any”.
(5) In that Schedule, in sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 25 (right to demand a poll) for “The instrument appointing” substitute “Any appointment of”.
(6) In that Schedule, in paragraph 34 (declarations to be made in proxy and ballot forms)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1), omit “instrument of”; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (3), for “or as an instrument for the” substitute “and every”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/404/article/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-societies-act-1986-electronic-communications-order-2003/article-29
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