Paragraph 47 Amendments to resolutionsI1

United Kingdom

(1)

An ordinary resolution to be proposed at a general meeting may be amended by ordinary resolution if—

(a)

notice of the proposed amendment is given to the company in writing by a person entitled to vote at the general meeting at which it is to be proposed not less than 48 hours before the meeting is to take place (or such later time as the chairman of the meeting may determine), and

(b)

the proposed amendment does not, in the reasonable opinion of the chairman of the meeting, materially alter the scope of the resolution.

(2)

A special resolution to be proposed at a general meeting may be amended by ordinary resolution, if—

(a)

the chairman of the meeting proposes the amendment at the general meeting at which the resolution is to be proposed, and

(b)

the amendment does not go beyond what is necessary to correct a grammatical or other non-substantive error in the resolution.

(3)

If the chairman of the meeting, acting in good faith, wrongly decides that an amendment to a resolution is out of order, the chairman’s error does not invalidate the vote on that resolution.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 art. 47 in force at 1.10.2009, see reg. 1

Notes on Schedule 1

Modifications

C1: Sch. 1 applied (with modifications) (24.11.2025) by General Cemetery Act 2025 (c. ii), ss. 1(2), 3(3)