Paragraph 38 Voting

(1)

Decisions of the Registration Appeals Committee shall be taken by a simple majority.

(2)

No Chairman of the Committee may exercise a casting vote.

(3)

No member of the Committee may abstain from voting.

(4)

Where the votes are equal the Committee shall decide the issue under consideration against the appellant or the applicant.

Notes on Schedule

f1: 1989 c. 44. Section 10 was amended, and sections 23C, 23D, 23E and 31A were inserted, by S.I. 2005/848.
f2: See section 23D(10) of the Opticians Act 1989.