# Building Societies Act 1986, Paragraph 27

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

(1) A resolution of a building society shall be a special resolution when it has been passed by not less than three-quarters of the number of the members of the society qualified to vote on a special resolution and voting either—
(a) in person or by proxy on a poll on the resolution at a meeting of the society of which notice specifying the intention to move the resolution as a special resolution has been duly given; or
(b) in a postal or electronic ballot on the resolution of which notice specifying that the resolution will not be effective unless it is passed as a special resolution has been duly given.
(2) In any rules made by a building society on or after 1st October 1960, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, “special resolution”, unless the context otherwise requires, means a special resolution as defined in this paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/53/schedule/2/paragraph/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-societies-act-1986/schedule-2/paragraph-27
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