# The London Government (Various Provisions) Order 2000, Article 3: Preliminary standing orders


(1) For the purposes of section 52 of the 1999 Act, the first meeting of the Assembly shall be held in accordance with standing orders prepared for the purposes of this article by the head of paid service.
(2) The standing orders prepared in accordance with paragraph (1) shall provide for—
(a) giving notice of the meeting;
(b) preparation of the agenda for the meeting;
(c) election of the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Assembly;
(d) declaration of the results of those elections;
(e) the meeting to be chaired by the head of paid service until those results have been declared; and
(f) preparation of minutes of the meeting.
(3) In this article “the head of paid service” means the person who is, by virtue of his appointment under section 407 of the 1999 Act, for the time being head of the Greater London Authority’s paid service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/942/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/london-government-various-provisions-order-2000/article-3
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