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Licensing trusts, community trusts, and other matters - Community trusts - Amalgamation of community trusts

388: Poll on amalgamation proposal

You could also call this:

"Voting on merging community trusts: having a say on joining trusts together"

If you are an elector of a community trust, you can ask for a poll on a proposal to amalgamate trusts. You must do this within 40 working days of a notice being published under section 386. You can ask for a poll by sending a written notice to your trust.

The trust must hold a poll if at least 15% of electors ask for one. When a poll is held, it must follow the rules made under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

The proposal to amalgamate trusts is approved if most of the valid votes are in favour of it.

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Part 3Licensing trusts, community trusts, and other matters
Community trusts: Amalgamation of community trusts

388Poll on amalgamation proposal

  1. The electors of the community trusts concerned may, within 40 working days after publication of a notice under section 386, by written notice to the trust of which they are individually electors, request a poll of electors to be held on the amalgamation proposal.

  2. The trust must arrange for a poll to be held if 15% or more of electors request it.

  3. A poll required to be held under subsection (2) must be conducted in accordance with regulations made under this Act.

  4. The amalgamation proposal is approved if a majority of the number of valid votes recorded is in favour of the proposal.

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