# Building Societies Act 1986, Paragraph 25

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Any provision contained 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 a 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 ten members having the right to vote at the meeting.
(2) Any appointment of a proxy to vote at a meeting of a building society shall be taken also to confer authority to demand or join in demanding a poll; and for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above a demand by a person as proxy of a member shall be the same as the demand by the member.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/53/schedule/2/paragraph/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-societies-act-1986/schedule-2/paragraph-25
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