Rule 17.14 Meetings of committee

(1)

Meetings of the committee must be held when and where determined by the office-holder.

(2)

The office-holder must call a first meeting of the committee to take place within six weeks of the committee's establishment.

(3)

After the calling of the first meeting, the office-holder must call a meeting—

(a)

if so requested by a member of the committee or a member's representative (the meeting then to be held within 21 days of the request being received by the office-holder); and

(b)

for a specified date, if the committee has previously resolved that a meeting be held on that date.

(4)

The office-holder must give five business days' notice of the venue of a meeting to each member of the committee (or a member's representative, if designated for that purpose), except where the requirement for notice has been waived by or on behalf of a member.

(5)

Waiver may be signified either at or before the meeting.