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8.—(1) Any meeting of members of Northern Rock held while Northern Rock is wholly owned by the Treasury shall, if the Treasury Solicitor is present in person or by proxy or authorises a corporate representative to attend, be deemed to be a duly constituted general meeting of the company notwithstanding that it may not have been properly called, or notice of it may not have been properly given, or any quorum required by Northern Rock’s articles of association may not be present.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision in the articles of association of Northern Rock, an appointment of a proxy for the Treasury Solicitor—
(a)may be in any written form (including in an electronic communication);
(b)need not be given with any period of notice;
(c)shall not require the approval of the board of Northern Rock;
(d)is deemed to be given in accordance with the articles of association.
(3) A resolution of the company is effective notwithstanding that special notice (notice of intention to move it given to company at least 28 days before the meeting at which it is moved) of the resolution is required by any provision of the 1985 Act or 2006 Act but has not been given.
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