# Local Government Act 1972, Paragraph 27


(1) At a meeting of a community council the chairman of the council, if present, shall preside.
(2) If the chairman of the council is absent from a meeting of the council, the vice-chairman of the council, if present, shall preside.
(3) If both the chairman and the vice-chairman of the council are absent from a meeting of the council, such councillor as the members of the council present shall choose shall preside.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/schedule/12/paragraph/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972/schedule-12/paragraph-27
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