Regulation 26 - Voting through electronic means. - Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process For Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016

Voting through electronic means. 26. (1) The resolution professional shall provide each member of the committee the means to exercise its vote by either electronic means or through electronic voting system in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation. Explanation - For the purposes of these Regulations- (a) the expressions ''voting by electronic means'' or ''electronic voting system'' means a secured system based process of display of electronic ballots, recording of votes of the members of the committee and the number of votes polled in favour or against, such that the voting exercised by way of electronic means gets registered and counted in an electronic registry in a centralized server with adequate cyber security; (b) the expression ''secured system'' means computer hardware, software, and procedure that (i) are reasonably secure from unauthorized access and misuse; (ii) provide a reasonable level of reliability and correct operation; (iii) are reasonably suited to perform the intended functions; and (iv) adhere to generally accepted security procedures. 3 [ **** ] 1 [ **** ] (3) At the end of the voting period, the voting portal shall forthwith be blocked. (4) At the conclusion of a vote held under this Regulation, the resolution professional shall announce and make a written record of the summary of the decision taken on a relevant agenda item along with the names of the members of the committee who voted for or against the decision, or abstained from voting. (5) The resolution professional shall circulate a copy of the record made under sub-regulation (4) to all participants by electronic means within twenty four hours of the conclusion of the voting. ******** Notes 1. Omitted vide Notification No. IBBI/2018-19/GN/REG031 dated 03-07-2018 before it was read as (2) Once a vote on a resolution is cast by a member of the committee, such member shall not be allowed to change it subsequently. 2. Inserted vide Notification No. IBBI/2018-19/GN/REG032 dated 05-10-2018 3. Omitted vide Notification No. IBBI/2019-20/GN/REG052 dated 27-11-2019 before it was read as 2 [ (1A) The authorised representative shall exercise the votes either by electronic means or through electronic voting system as per the voting instructions received by him from the creditors in the class pursuant to sub-regulation (6) of regulation 25. ]