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Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1997
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3. Section 2 of the Act of 1997 is amended—
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(a) in subsection (1)—
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(i) in the definition of “special resolution”, by the insertion of “or, subject to the rules of the credit union, by proxy” after “in person”, and
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(ii) by the insertion of the following definitions:
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“ ‘Covid-19’ means a disease caused by infection with the virus SARS-CoV-2 and specified as an infectious disease in accordance with Regulation 6 of, and the Schedule to, the Infectious Diseases Regulations 1981 (S.I. No. 390 of 1981) or any variant of the disease so specified as an infectious disease in those Regulations;
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‘interim period’ means—
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(a) the period beginning on the date of the passing of the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 and ending on 30 April 2021, and
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(b) such other period (if any) as may be specified by order under section 3A;”,
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(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):
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“(2) Any reference in this Act to a member present at a meeting means—
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(a) in the case of a member who is not a natural person, being represented at the meeting by a representative, as mentioned in section 82(4), and
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(b) in the case of a member who has appointed a proxy under section 82A, being represented at the meeting by such proxy.”,
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and
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(c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2) (as amended by paragraph (b)):
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“(2A) Any reference in this Act to a member present and voting at a general meeting shall be construed as including a reference to a member in attendance and voting at a general meeting conducted wholly or partly by the use of electronic communications technology (within the meaning of section 78A).”.
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