# Companies (Consolidation) Act 1908, Paragraph 58


In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman of the meeting at which the show of hands takes place or at which the poll is demanded, shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/8/69/schedule/FIRST/paragraph/58 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-consolidation-act-1908/schedule-FIRST/paragraph-58
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