17.—[F1(1)] Every auditor of a trade union or an employers' association shall be entitled—N.I.
(a)to attend any general meetings of its members, or of delegates of its members, and to receive all notices of and other communications relating to any general meeting which any such member or delegate is entitled to receive; and
(b)to be heard at any meeting which he attends on any part of the business of the meeting which concerns him as auditor.
[F1(2) In the case of an auditor which is a body corporate or partnership, its right to attend or be heard at a meeting is exercisable by an individual authorised by it to act as its representative at the meeting.]