# The South Downs National Park Authority (Establishment) Order 2010, Paragraph 5: Calling of meetings of the Authority

Extent: E+W

(1) Meetings of the Authority are to be held at such place, whether or not in the South Downs National Park, as the Authority may direct.
(2) At least three clear days before a meeting of the Authority—
(a) notice of the time and place of the intended meeting must be published at the principal offices of the Authority and, where the meeting is called by members of the Authority, the notice must be signed by those members and specify the business to be transacted; and
(b) a summons to attend the meeting, specifying the business proposed to be transacted and signed by the National Park officer, must, subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) below, be left at or sent by post to the usual place of residence of every member of the Authority; and
(c) the National Park officer must send a copy of that summons to the proper officer of each of the South Downs local authorities, Natural England and the Secretary of State.
(3) If a member of the Authority gives notice in writing to the National Park officer requesting that any notice (“summons”) inviting or requiring the attendance of that member at a meeting of the Authority be served at some address specified in the notice other than the usual place of residence of that member, any summons so addressed and left at or sent by post to that address is to be deemed sufficient service of the summons.
(4) Where a member of the Authority and the National Park officer so agree in writing, any summons to attend meetings of the Authority may be given to that member by electronic communication.
(5) Want of service of a summons on any member of the Authority does not affect the validity of a meeting of the Authority.
(6) Except in the case of business required under this Order or any other statutory provision to be transacted at the annual meeting of the Authority and any other business brought before that meeting as a matter of urgency in accordance with the Authority's standing orders, no business may be transacted at a meeting of the Authority other than that specified in the summons relating to that meeting .
(7) For the purpose of calculating the period of three clear days under sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph, any day that is a Saturday, Sunday, bank holiday (being a day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 ), Christmas Day or Good Friday is to be excluded.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/497/schedule/1/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/south-downs-national-park-authority-establishment-order-2010/schedule-1/paragraph-5
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