# The Companies (Tables A to F) Regulations 1985, Paragraph 51

Extent: E+W+S

A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken either forthwith or at such time and place as the chairman directs not being more than thirty days after the poll is demanded. The demand for a poll shall not prevent the continuance of a meeting for the transaction of any business other than the question on which the poll was demanded. If a poll is demanded before the declaration of the result of a show of hands and the demand is duly withdrawn, the meeting shall continue as if the demand had not been made.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1985/805/schedule/part/1/paragraph/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-tables-a-to-f-regulations-1985/schedule/part-1/paragraph-51
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