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Companies Act 2006

Chapter 1 General provisions about resolutions

  • Section 281 Resolutions
  • Section 282 Ordinary resolutions
  • Section 283 Special resolutions
  • Section 284 Votes: general rules
  • Section 285 Voting by proxy
  • Section 285A Voting rights on poll or written resolution
  • Section 286 Votes of joint holders of shares
  • Section 287 Saving for provisions of articles as to determination of entitlement to vote
  1. Chapter 1 · General provisions about resolutions
  2. Voting rights on poll or written resolution

Section 285A | Voting rights on poll or written resolution

From legislation.gov.uk

In relation to a resolution required or authorised by an enactment, if a private company's articles provide that a member has a different number of votes in relation to a resolution when it is passed as a written resolution and when it is passed on a poll taken at a meeting—F1

(a)the provision about how many votes a member has in relation to the resolution passed on a poll is void, andF1

(b)a member has the same number of votes in relation to the resolution when it is passed on a poll as the member has when it is passed as a written resolution.F1

Notes

  1. F1

    Ss. 285, 285A substituted for s. 285 (3.8.2009) by The Companies (Shareholders' Rights) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1632), reg. 3 (with application as stated in reg. 1(2))

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