PART 3Requirements relating to meetings
Notices and summonsesI117
1
Paragraph 4 of Schedule 12 to the 1972 Act (meetings of principal councils) has effect in relation to a meeting held before 1 May 2021 as if—
a
in sub-paragraph (2)—
i
in paragraph (a), for “and place of the intended meeting shall be published at the council's offices”, there were substituted “
of the meeting and, if the meeting is to be open to the public, how to access the meeting, must be published electronically
”
;
ii
in paragraph (a), for “be signed by those members” there were substituted “
set out the names of those members
”
;
iii
in paragraph (b), for “signed by the proper officer of the council” there were substituted “
authenticated by the proper officer of the council in such manner as the proper officer considers appropriate
”
;
iv
for the words from “shall” to the end of paragraph (b) there were substituted
must be sent to every member of the council by—
a
sending it by post to the member's place of residence, or
b
sending it electronically.
b
sub-paragraph (3) were omitted.
2
Paragraph 26(2) M1 of Schedule 12 (meetings of community councils) has effect in relation to a meeting held before 1 May 2021 as if—
a
in paragraph (a)—
i
for “and place of the intended meeting shall be published electronically and fixed in some conspicuous place in the community”, there were substituted “
of the meeting and, if the meeting is to be open to the public, how to access the meeting, must be published electronically
”
;
ii
for “be signed by those members” there were substituted “
set out the names of those members
”
;
b
in paragraph (b)—
i
for “signed by the proper officer of the council” there were substituted “
authenticated by the proper officer of the council in such manner as the proper officer considers appropriate
”
;
ii
for the words from “shall” to the end of that paragraph there were substituted
must be sent to every member of the council by—
a
sending it by post to the member's place of residence, or
b
sending it electronically.