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Regulation 12 Voting by committee and groups on committee

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(1)

Except in cases where regulations made under paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 4 to the Act provide that a decision which is taken by a committee should be unanimous of those voting, any question to be decided at a meeting of the committee shall be determined by a majority of the votes of members present and voting on the question, and in the case of an equality of votes the chairman shall have a second or casting vote.

(2)

Where–

(a)

regulations made under paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 4 to the Act provide that each group of members should collectively have a single vote; and

(b)

members of a group vote on any question on how the group collectively should cast its single vote,

then, unless the group determines otherwise, the question shall be determined by the majority of members of the group attending and voting and in the event of any equality of votes the group shall abstain.