# Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, Paragraph 3

Extent: S

(1) At a meeting of a council the convener, if present, shall preside.
(2) If the convener is absent from a meeting of the council, the depute convener shall preside.
(3) If the convener and depute convener are absent from a meeting of the council, another member of the council chosen by the members present shall preside.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/65/schedule/7/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1973/schedule-7/paragraph-3
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