Clause 4—(Right To Demand A Poll)

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade (Mr. Belcher)
I beg to move, in page 5, line 44, after "members," to insert: "having the right to vote at the meeting." I hope this Amendment will commend itself to hon. Members on all sides. As the Clause stands, members of a company not having the right to vote at that meeting may nevertheless be entitled to demand a poll. For example, preference shareholders might do this at a meeting  at which only ordinary members were entitled to vote.

Amendment agreed to.