Paragraph 4 ProceedingsI1

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No business shall be transacted at a meeting of the Combined County Authority unless at least one member or substitute member appointed by each of the constituent authorities are present at the meeting.

For the purposes of paragraph (2), one of the members present must be the chair or vice-chair.

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Questions relating to the following matters require a unanimous vote in favour by all four members, or substitute members acting in place of those members, to be carried—

Where—

the requirement in section 24E(2) of the 2023 Act is only satisfied in respect of Lancashire County Council if consent is given by the member designated as the lead member in accordance with paragraph 1(2), or a substitute member acting in place of that member.

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For questions relating to the following matters, F8the simple majority for the purposes of section 13A(2) of the 2023 Act must include the member appointed by Blackpool Borough Council or a substitute member acting in place of that member—

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In this paragraph “BTS Ltd” means Blackpool Transport Services Limited (company registration number 02003020) and includes any successor—