Paragraph 7 Quorum
No business is to be transacted at a meeting of the Authority unless M1—
(a)
at least one third of the whole number of members of the Authority are present; and
(b)
of those present, at least one is a local authority member and at least one a member appointed by the Secretary of State.
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Marginal citations
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But see paragraph 45 of Schedule 12 to the 1972 Act (quorum) which is applied to a National Park authority by paragraph 12(1)(a) of Schedule 7 to the 1995 Act. Paragraph 45 provides that, where more than one third of members are disqualified, the calculation is to be by reference to the number remaining qualified, not the full membership.