Regulation 19 Meetings and proceedings

The meetings and proceedings of an Authority shall be conducted in accordance with the rules set out in Schedule 2 and with Standing Orders made under paragraph (2).

Subject to those rules, to regulation 20 and to such directions as may be given by the Secretary of State and, in the case of a District Health Authority in England, by the relevant Regional Health Authority, an Authority shall make, and may vary or revoke, Standing Orders for the regulation of its proceedings and business and provision may be made in such Standing Orders for the suspension of them.

Subject to such directions as may be given by the Secretary of State, an Authority may, on its own in the case of a committee or sub-committee of the Authority or jointly with other Authorities in the case of a joint committee or sub-committee thereof, make, vary and revoke Standing Orders relating to the quorum, proceedings and place of meeting of such committee, joint committee or sub-committee but, subject to any such Standing Order, the quorum, proceedings and place of meeting shall be such as the committee, joint committee or sub-committee may determine.