The Regional and District Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1990

regulation 19 (1)

SCHEDULE 2 RULES AS TO MEETINGS AND PROCEEDINGS OF AUTHORITIES

1.  The first meeting of an Authority constituted under Part I of the Schedule shall be held on such day and at such place as may be fixed by the chairman and he shall be responsible for convening the meeting.

2.—(1) The chairman may call a meeting of the Authority at any time.

(2) If the chairman refuses to call a meeting after a requisition for that purpose, signed by at least one third of the whole number of members, has been presented to him, or if, without so refusing, the chairman does not call a meeting within seven days after such requisition has been presented to him, such one-third or more members may forthwith call a meeting.

(3) Before each meeting of an Authority, a notice of the meeting, specifying the business proposed to be transacted at it, and signed by the chairman or by an officer of the Authority authorised by the chairman to sign on his behalf shall be delivered to every member, or sent by post to the usual place of residence of such member, so as to be available to him at least three clear days before the meeting.

(4) Want of service of the notice on any member shall not affect the validity of a meeting.

(5) In the case of a meeting called by members in default of the chairman, the notice shall be signed by those members and no business shall be transacted at the meeting other than that specified in the notice.

3.—(1) At any meeting of an Authority the chairman, if present, shall preside.

(2) If the chairman and vice-chairman are absent, such member (who is not also an officer of the Authority) as the members present shall choose shall preside.

4.  Every question at a meeting shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the chairman and members present and voting on the question and, in the case of any equality of votes, the person presiding shall have a second and casting vote.

5.  The names of the chairman and members present at the meeting shall be recorded.

6.  No business shall be transacted at a meeting unless at least one-third of the whole number of the chairman and members (including at least one member who is also an officer member of the Authority and one member who is not) are present.

7.  The minutes of the proceedings of a meeting shall be drawn up and submitted for agreement at the next ensuing meeting of the Authority where they will be signed by the person presiding at it.

8.  Where the office of member of an Authority is shared jointly by more than one person in pursuance of regulation 6—

(a) either or both of those persons may attend and take part in meetings of the Authority;

(b) if both are present at a meeting they should cast one vote if they agree;

(c) in the case of disagreement no vote should be cast;

(d) the presence of either or both of those persons should count as the presence of one person for the purposes of paragraph 6 of this Schedule.