The London Government Reorganisation (Hampstead Heath) Order 1989

Article 8

SCHEDULE 3 THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

1.—(1) Every member of the Management Committee shall be appointed for such term, not exceeding four years, as the City may specify.

(2) Without prejudice to paragraph 2 below, every member of the Committee shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.

(3) Any member of the Committee whose term of office has expired shall, subject to the provisions of this Schedule, be eligible for re-appointment.

(4) The time at which the appointment of any person as a member of the Committee takes effect shall be determined by the City.

Replacement of members

2.—(1) The appointment of a person to the Committee from among Council members shall end if he ceases to be a member of the Council.

(2) The appointment of any other person to the Committee shall end if he becomes a member or an employee of the Council.

(3) The appointment of any person to the Committee may be ended by resignation by notice in writing given to the Town Clerk.

(4) The Town Clerk shall, as soon as practicable, publish notice –

(a) of any appointment to the Committee;

(b) of the ending of any such appointment;

and any such notice shall give the name of the person concerned.

Attendance at meetings

3.  Section 85 of the 1972 Act (vacation of office by failure to attend meetings) shall apply in relation to attendance at meetings of the Committee as it applies in relation to attendance at meetings of a local authority, and as if the City were a local authority for the purposes of that section.

Proceedings of Committee

4.—(1) No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the Committee unless at least seven of its members are present, of whom at least one is appointed from among persons who are neither Council members nor employees of the City.

(2) The City may apply to the proceedings and place of meeting of the Committee any standing orders to which the proceedings and place of meeting of other committees of the City are subject but, subject to any such application and the provisions of this Schedule, Part VI of Schedule 12 to the 1972 Act (except paragraph 45) shall apply to meetings and proceedings of the Committee as if the Committee were a committee of a local authority.

(3) The Committee shall elect a chairman from among those of its members who are Council members and may, if it thinks fit, appoint one of its members to be deputy chairman.

(4) The chairman shall, unless he resigns or becomes disqualified, continue in office until his successor becomes entitled to act as chairman.