# Education Act 1980, Paragraph 8

Extent: E+W

In the event of disagreement between the members of an appeal committee the appeal under consideration shall be decided by a simple majority of the votes cast and in the case of an equaility of votes the chairman of the committee shall have a second or casting vote.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/20/schedule/2/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1980/schedule-2/paragraph-8
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