# The Prospects College of Advanced Technology (Government) Regulations 2014, Paragraph 10: Meetings

Extent: E+W

(1) The Corporation shall meet at least three times during each calendar year, and shall hold such other meetings as may be necessary.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5) and to clause 11(4), all meetings shall be called by the Clerk, who shall, at least seven calendar days before the date of the meeting, send to the members of the Corporation written notice of the meeting and a copy of the proposed agenda.
(3) If it is proposed to consider at any meeting the remuneration, conditions of service, conduct, suspension, dismissal or retirement of the Clerk, the Chair shall, at least seven calendar days before the date of the meeting, send to the members a copy of the agenda item concerned, together with any relevant papers.
(4) A meeting of the Corporation, called a “special meeting”, may be called at any time by the Chair or at the request in writing of any five members.
(5) Where the Chair, or in the Chair’s absence the Vice-Chair, decides that there are matters requiring urgent consideration, the written notice convening the special meeting and a copy of the proposed agenda may be given within less than seven calendar days.
(6) Every member shall act in the best interests of the Corporation and shall not be bound to speak or vote by mandates given by any other body or person.
(7) Members may participate in any meeting irrespective of where any member is or how the members communicate with each other but so that such members shall be required to be able to hear each other. If members participate in a meeting when they are not all in the same place then they may decide to treat that meeting as taking place wherever any of them is.
(8) Any decision that could be made by a meeting of the Corporation or any of its committees shall be capable of being validly made if a resolution in writing is signed to that effect by such number of persons being at least the minimum number required to pass a resolution and each being eligible to vote on such a resolution at a meeting of the Corporation or committee (as the case may be).
(9) Any communication with a member of the Corporation or any of its committees shall be capable of being made in electronic form or by electronic means (as defined in section 1168(3) to (6) (inclusive) of the Companies Act 2006).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2068/schedule/1/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prospects-college-of-advanced-technology-government-regulations-2014/schedule-1/paragraph-10
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