PART 1The Commission

Heritors' meetings etc.

7Heritors' meetings convened by the Commission

(1)

The Commission must convene a heritors' meeting—

(a)

when necessary to appoint a Commissioner in accordance with this Act,

(b)

before each general business meeting of the Commission,

(c)

where requested to do so by three or more heritors, to consider a resolution to—

(i)

alter the number of Commissioners in accordance with section 2(3),

(ii)

include a ditch in accordance with section 3(2)(c),

(iii)

exclude a ditch in accordance with section 3(3),

(iv)

alter the boundaries between sections in accordance with section 3(6),

(v)

terminate the appointment of a Commissioner in accordance with paragraph 13(4) of schedule 2.

(2)

The Commission may convene a heritors' meeting for any other purpose at any time.

(3)

The Commission is to convene a heritors' meeting by giving not less than 10 days' notice to each heritor.

(4)

A notice convening a heritors' meeting must state the place, date, time and purpose of the meeting.

(5)

A notice convening a heritors' meeting in accordance with subsection (1)(b) must include the agenda for the meeting of the Commission.

(6)

The quorum of a heritors' meeting is three heritors.

(7)

The Clerk may attend a heritors' meeting.