The Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 1087G:

''1087G.

(1) The provisions of section 1105 shall apply to general meetings held by a relevant issuer with the modification that 'record date' (as that expression is used in that section) in relation to a relevant issuer shall be close of business on the day before a date not more than 72 hours before the general meeting to which it relates.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), where a meeting referred to in subsection (1) is adjourned, the record date for the adjourned meeting shall be the same record date as for the original meeting.

(3) Where -

(a) a meeting referred to in subsection (1) is adjourned for 14 days or  more, and

(b) notice of the adjourned meeting is given to members,

the record date for the adjourned meeting shall be close of business on the day before a date not more than 72 hours before the adjourned meeting to which it relates.''.