90

38  &  39  Vict.  Cap.  60,  s.  24.

(1.)  Special  resolutions.  —A  special  resolution  is  one  which
is  passed  hy  a  majority  of  not  less  than  three  fourths  of
such  members  of  a  society  for  the  time  being  entitled  under
the  rules  to  vote  as  may  be  present  in  person  or  by  proxy
(where  the  rules  allow  proxies)  at  any  general  meeting  of
which  notice  specifying  the  intention  to  propose  such  resolutions ­
  has  been  duly  given  according  to  the  rules,  and
which  resolution  is  confirmed  by  a  majority  of  such  members ­
  for  the  time  being  entitled  under  the  rules  to  vote  as
may  be  present  in  person  or  by  proxy  at  a  subsequent
general  meeting  of  which  notice  has  been  duly  given,  held
not  less  than  fourteen  days  nor  more  than  one  month  from
the  day  of  the  meeting  at  which  such  resolution  was  first
passed.  At  any  meeting  mentioned  in  this  section  a  declaration ­
  by  the  chairman  that  the  resolution  has  been  carried
shall  be  deemed  conclusive  evidence  of  the  fact  (a).
(2.)  Change  of  name.—A  society  may,  by  special  resolution, ­
  with  the  approval  in  writing  of  the  chief  registrar,  or
in  the  case  of  societies  registered  and  doing  business  exclusively ­
  in  Ireland  or  Scotland  the  assistant  registrar  for
Ireland  or  Scotland  respectively,  change  its  name;  but  no
such  change  shall  affect  any  right  or  obligation  of  the
society,  or  of  any  member  thereof,  and  any  pending  legal
proceedings  may  be  continued  by  or  against  the  trustees  of
the  society,  or  any  other  officer  who  may  sue  or  be  sued  on
behalf  of  such  society,  notwithstanding  its  new  name  (b).
(3.)  Amalgamation  of  societies.  —  Any  two  or  more
societies  may,  by  special  resolution  of  both  or  all  such
societies,  become  amalgamated  together  as  one  society,  with
or  without  any  dissolution  or  division  of  the  funds  of  such
societies  or  either  of  them;  and  any  society  may,  by  special

(a)  The  machinery  of  special  resolutions  is  new  to  friendly
societies,  being  adopted  from  sect.  51  of  the  Companies  Act,
1862.  See  Treasury  regulations  33  to  40  and  Forms  AA
to  AG.
(i)  Change  of  name,  witli  the  approval  of  the  registrar,  was
permitted  by  21  &  22  Vict.  c.  101,  s.  4.  The  permitting  a
change  of  name  is  wholly  in  the  discretion  of  the  chief  registrar,
and  it  is  perhaps  the  only  act  of  registry  depending  on  approval.