(1) No resolution of a building society shall be passed as a special resolution unless it is required to be so passed by or under this Act or by the rules of the society.

(2) Subject to section 69(3A), a resolution of a society shall be a special resolution when it has been passed by a majority of such members of the society as, being entitled to do so -

(a) vote in person or by proxy on a poll on the resolution at a meeting of the society of which notice specifying the intention to move the resolution as a special resolution has been duly given; or

(b) vote in a postal ballot on the resolution of which notice specifying that the resolution will not be effective unless it is passed as a special resolution has been duly given.

(3) The terms of any special resolution before a general meeting of a society may be amended by ordinary resolution moved at the meeting if the chairman of the meeting is satisfied that the terms of the resolution as amended will still be such that adequate notice of the intention to move the resolution can be deemed to have been given.