Common use of Demand for a poll Clause in Contracts

Demand for a poll. At any general meeting of Pool Members a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless a poll is (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands) demanded:- 10.6.1 by the chairman of the meeting; or 10.6.2 by at least two Pool Members present in person or by proxy; or 10.6.3 by any Pool Member present in person or by proxy and holding not less than two per cent. of the Total Weighted Votes of all Pool Members. Unless a poll be so demanded a declaration by the chairman of the meeting that a resolution has on a show of hands been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost and an entry to that effect in the book containing minutes of the proceedings of general meetings shall be conclusive evidence of the fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution. The demand for a poll may be withdrawn.