The Relevant Licensee Nuclear Company Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2023

Remote attendance at meetings: request to specify a place

34.—(1) This rule applies in relation to a request to the convener of a meeting under section 246A(9) of the 1986 Act to specify a place for the meeting.

(2) The request must be accompanied by—

(a) a list of the members making or concurring with the request and their voting rights;

(b) from each person concurring, written confirmation of that person’s concurrence.

(3) The request must be delivered to the convener within seven business days of the date on which the convener delivered the notice of the meeting in question.

(4) Where the convener considers that the request has been properly made in accordance with the 1986 Act and this rule, the convener must—

(a) deliver notice to all those previously given notice of the meeting—

(i) that the meeting is to be held at a specified place;

(ii) as to whether the date and time are to remain the same or not;

(b) set a venue, including specification of a place, for the meeting, the date of which must be no later than 28 days after the original date for the meeting;

(c) deliver at least 14 days’ notice of that venue to all those previously given notice of the meeting.

(5) The notices required by sub-paragraphs (a) and (c) of paragraph (4) may be delivered at the same or different times.

(6) Where the convener has specified a place for the meeting in response to a request to which this rule applies, the chair of the meeting must attend the meeting by being present in person at that place.