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Rule 17.21 Procedure for requests that a place for a meeting should be specified

(1)

This rule applies to a request to the office-holder under rule 17.20(8) to specify a place for the meeting.

(2)

The request must be made within three business days of the date on which the office-holder delivered the notice of the meeting in question.

(3)

Where the office-holder considers that the request has been properly made in accordance with this rule, the office-holder must—

(a)

deliver notice to all those previously given notice of the meeting—

(i)

that it is to be held at a specified place, and

(ii)

as to whether the date and time are to remain the same or not;

(b)

fix a venue for the meeting, the date of which must be not later than seven business days after the original date for the meeting; and

(c)

give three business days' notice of the venue to all those previously given notice of the meeting.

(4)

The notices required by sub-paragraphs (a) and (c) may be delivered at the same or different times.

(5)

Where the office-holder has specified a place for the meeting in response to a request under rule 17.20(8), the chair of the meeting must attend the meeting by being present in person at that place.