Article 9
1. The first meeting of the Authority shall be convened for such day (not being later than one month after 1st April 1996) and at such time and place as may be fixed by the Chief Executive of the City of Glasgow Council who shall give not less than 14 days' written notice of that meeting to each member of the Authority whose appointment has been notified in accordance with paragraph 4 of Schedule 3.
2.—(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Order the standing orders for the regulation of the proceedings and business of the City of Glasgow Council shall apply at the first meeting of the Authority.
(2) The first business to be transacted at the first meeting of the Authority shall be the appointment of the chairman of the Authority and for that purpose the chair at that meeting shall be taken by the Chief Executive of the City of Glasgow Council or in the event of his being unable to be present at that meeting, by such officer of that council nominated by him to do so but no person taking the chair in accordance with this paragraph shall be entitled to cast any vote in connection with the transaction of business at that meeting.
3. A certificate purporting to be signed by the Chief Executive of the City of Glasgow Council that a person has been nominated in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be conclusive evidence of the inability of the Chief Executive to be present at the first meeting of the Authority and of the nomination of that other person.
4. The first meeting of the Authority after 1st April 1996 shall be the annual meeting of the Authority for 1996 and the first meeting of the Authority after 30th April in each subsequent year shall be the annual meeting for that year.
5. At their annual meeting in each year when required in accordance with paragraph 6, the Authority shall appoint a chairman and the person so appointed shall come into office forthwith and continue in office until a successor becomes entitled to act as chairman.
6. The maximum period of appointment of a chairman shall be 3 years and a chairman appointed in accordance with paragraph 5 shall be eligible for appointment for further terms of office at the expiry of the then current term of office and if so appointed shall continue in office accordingly.
7.—(1) The Authority may appoint from among its members a maximum of two vice-chairmen and paragraphs 5 and 6 shall apply in relation to a vice-chairman as they apply in relation to a chairman.
(2) The vice-chairmen shall not at any time be members of the same council nor shall either vice-chairman at any time be a member of the same council as the chairman.
8. Where a casual vacancy occurs in the office of the chairman or vice chairman that vacancy shall be filled by the appointment by the Authority of one of its members at a meeting to be held as soon as practicable after the vacancy occurs and convened, in the event that the vacancy occurs in the office of the chairman, by the secretary of the Authority.
9. A person appointed to fill a casual vacancy in accordance with paragraph 8 shall hold office only for so long as the vacating member would have held office.
10. The chairman of the Authority may call a meeting of the Authority at any time.
11. The provisions of paragraphs 5 to 9 of Schedule 7 to the 1973 Act(1)(conduct of business at meetings) shall apply to the Authority as if it were a local authority and as if for the reference to that Act there were substituted a reference to this Order.
12. A copy of the minutes of the proceedings of each meeting of the Authority shall be sent by the secretary of the Authority to each council not later than 21 days after that meeting.
13. A copy of the notice of any meeting of the Authority and of any other papers sent to a member of the Authority in connection with any meeting shall be sent to any deputy for that member appointed in accordance with article 7.
14. The Authority may make rules with respect to its proceedings and subject to the provisions of this Order and to any such rules may regulate its own procedure.
1973 c. 65; relevant amendments were made to Schedule 7 by paragraph 54(b) and (c) of Schedule 6 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30), by paragraph 26 of Schedule 3 to the Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 43) and with effect from 1st April 1996 by paragraph 92(69)(c) of Schedule 13 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39).