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Amendment of section 187 of Principal Act
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14. Section 187 of the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “Subsections (2) to (8) apply” for “Each provision of this section applies”,
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(b) in subsection (7), by the substitution of “Subject to subsection (9), unless” for “Unless”, and
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(c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (8):
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“(9) In the case of a meeting conducted wholly or partly by the use of electronic communications technology in accordance with section 176A, a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall not be decided on a show of hands unless the chairperson of the meeting is of the opinion that he or she can—
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(a) identify the members participating in the meeting by the use of such technology who are entitled to vote, and
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(b) verify the content of voting instructions of those members relating to the resolution.”.
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