PART 1 SThe Commission

Heritors' meetings etc.S

7Heritors' meetings convened by the CommissionS

(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.