Expenses involved in postal ballots on requisition
189 Expenses involved in postal ballots on requisition
All reasonable expenses incurred by a co‑operative in and in connection with preparing for and holding a special postal ballot are to be considered to constitute the expenses of the postal ballot for the purposes of section 188(4).
Those expenses include (but are not limited to) the following expenses —
the cost of obtaining expert advice, including legal and financial advice, and of commissioning expert reports;
costs attributable to the use of staff of the co‑operative in connection with preparing for and holding the ballot;
the cost of producing, printing and posting the ballot papers and other material associated with the ballot;
the cost of convening and holding a meeting under section 186(2) at the request of the members who requisitioned the postal ballot.
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