Paragraph 5 Officers of the Authority

The first meeting of the Authority shall be held no later than 5th April 2002.

The Authority shall hold such meetings as it shall consider necessary for the disposal of its business at such place or places as it may from time to time fix.

The clerk shall send copies of the minutes of meetings of the Authority to the constituent local authorities for their information.

The Authority shall have power to make or adopt standing orders regulating its procedures and business.

The quorum of the Authority shall be 4 members provided that the members present shall not all be members appointed by the same constituent local authority.

All questions coming or arising before the Authority shall be decided by a majority of the members of the Authority present and voting thereon at a meeting of the Authority.

In the case of an equality of votes the person presiding at the meeting of the Authority shall have a second or casting vote except where the matter which is the subject of the vote relates to the appointment of a member of the Authority to any particular office or sub-committee, in which case the decision shall be by lot.