PART 1STRENGTHENING LOCAL DEMOCRACY
CHAPTER 2LOCAL AUTHORITY DEMOCRATIC SERVICES
I115Frequency of meetings
1
A democratic services committee must meet once in every calendar year.
2
The democratic services committee of a local authority must also meet if—
a
the local authority resolves that the committee should meet, or
b
at least one-third of the members of the committee requisition a meeting by one or more notices in writing given to the person who chairs the committee.
F12A
If two or more members of a democratic services committee are members of the executive who share office, those members together count only as one member of the committee for the purposes of subsection (2)(b).
3
It is the duty of the person who chairs a democratic services committee to secure that meetings of the committee are held as required by subsections (1) and (2).
4
This section does not prevent a democratic services committee from meeting otherwise than as required by this section.