SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 The Funding Authorities

Proceedings

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Without prejudice to any other rights the Secretary of State may require to be accorded to him as a condition of any grants made to a funding authority under section 25—

a

a representative of the Secretary of State shall be entitled to attend and take part in any deliberations (but not in decisions) at meetings of the authority or of any of their committees, and

b

the authority shall provide the Secretary of State with such copies of any documents distributed to members of the authority or of any of their committees as he may require.

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The validity of any proceedings of a funding authority or of any of their committees shall not be affected by a vacancy amongst the members or by any defect in the appointment of a member.

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Subject to the preceding provisions of this Schedule, a funding authority may regulate their own procedure and that of any of their committees.