SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5 Membership and proceedings of regional and local flood defence committees

Part II Proceedings of flood defence committees

Proof and validity of proceedings

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1

A minute of the proceedings of a meeting of a flood defence committee, purporting to be signed at that or the next ensuing meeting by—

a

the chairman of the meeting to the proceedings of which the minute relates, or

b

by the chairman of the next ensuing meeting,

shall be evidence of the proceedings and shall be received in evidence without further proof.

2

Where a minute has been signed as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above in respect of a meeting of a committee or sub-committee, then, unless the contrary is shown—

a

the meeting shall be deemed to have been duly convened and held;

b

all the proceedings had at any such meeting shall be deemed to have been duly had; and

c

that committee or sub-committee shall be deemed to have been duly constituted and have had power to deal with the matters referred to in the minute.

3

The validity of any proceedings of a flood defence committee shall not be affected by any vacancy among the members of the committee or by any defect in the appointment of such a member.