SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1The Homes and Communities Agency

Procedure and members' interests

7I1

1

The HCA may, subject to any directions given by the Secretary of State, decide—

a

its own procedure, and

b

the procedure of any of its committees or sub-committees.

2

Subject to this, a committee may decide the procedure of any of its sub-committees.

3

Subject as above, a committee or sub-committee may decide its own procedure.

4

In this paragraph “procedure” includes quorum.

8I2

The validity of proceedings of the HCA, or of any of its committees or sub-committees, is not affected by—

a

any vacancy,

b

any defective appointment, or

c

any contravention of—

i

directions given as mentioned in paragraph 7(1), or

ii

paragraph 9.

9I3

1

A member of the HCA who is directly or indirectly interested in any matter arising at a meeting of the HCA must disclose the nature of that interest to the meeting.

2

A member of a committee or sub-committee of the HCA who is directly or indirectly interested in any matter arising at a meeting of the committee or sub-committee must disclose the nature of that interest to the meeting.

3

In the case of a matter disclosed under this paragraph by a member of the HCA or of a committee or sub-committee, the member—

a

must not take part in any deliberation or decision about the matter if it is a contract or agreement of any description, but

b

may otherwise take part in any deliberation or decision about the matter unless at least one-third of the other members at the meeting decide that the interest disclosed might prejudicially affect the member's consideration of the matter.