# Local Government Act 1972, Paragraph 39


(1) Subject to the provisions of any enactment (including any enactment in this Act) all questions coming or arising before a local authority shall be decided by a majority of the members of the authority present and voting thereon at a meeting of the authority.
(2) Subject to those provisions in the case of an equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/schedule/12/paragraph/39 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972/schedule-12/paragraph-39
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