SCHEDULE 12 Meetings and Proceedings of Local Authorities
Part IA Joint Authorities and Inner London Education Authority
6B
The other provisions of Part I of this Schedule shall apply to an authority mentioned in paragraph 6A above as they apply to a principal council except that F1(a) the number of members mentioned in paragraph 3(2) shall be three F2, and . . . F3
F2(b)
in the case of a police authority established under F4section 3 of the Police Act 1996F5and the Metropolitan Police AuthorityF6 , or of the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad, sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) of paragraph 5 shall not apply and if the chairman is absent from a meeting of such an authority F7the following person shall preside—
(i)
in a case in which only one vice-chairman is present at the meeting, that vice-chairman;
(ii)
in a case in which more than one vice-chairman is present at the meeting, the vice-chairman chosen by the members present; and
(iii)
in any other case, the member chosen by the members present;F8, and
(c)
in the case of the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad, paragraph 4(2) shall apply as if the reference to three clear days were a reference to seven clear days.