Paragraph 2

The East Surrey shadow authority (within the meaning of article 18 of the Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026^f1) must appoint the first members in respect of East Surrey Council by 1st January 2027 by notice of appointment given to Surrey County Council.

The West Surrey shadow authority (within the meaning of article 30 of the Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026) must appoint the first members in respect of West Surrey Council by 1st January 2027 by notice of appointment given to Surrey County Council.

The first meeting of the Authority must be held on or before 1st February 2027 and is to be treated as its annual meeting for the year 2027.

The meeting must be convened, and held at a place appointed, by the officer whose duty it is to summon meetings of Surrey County Council.

Notice of the meeting must be published at the place where the meeting is to be held and summonses to attend the meeting must be signed by the officer referred to in sub-paragraph (4).

Until the completion of the election of a chairman and vice-chairman at the meeting, the functions falling to be exercised by the chairman and vice-chairman are to be exercised by a member of the Authority chosen by the members of the Authority present at the meeting.

At the meeting, any functions which fall to be exercised by the officer whose duty it is to summon meetings of the Authority are to be exercised by the officer referred to in sub-paragraph (4).

The standing orders for the regulation of the proceedings and business of Surrey County Council are, so far as practicable, to apply at the meeting.

If it appears to the Secretary of State that the first meeting of the Authority is not likely to be convened within the time specified by sub-paragraph (3), the Secretary of State may convene the meeting and appoint the place where it is to be held, and in any such case the meeting is to be held as soon as practicable.

Where the Secretary of State convenes a meeting under sub-paragraph (9)—

Schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 1972 (meetings and proceedings)^f2 as applied by paragraph 3(o) below applies subject to this paragraph, and in particular paragraph 4(1A) of that Schedule^f3 does not require notice of the first meeting of the Authority to be published at its offices or summonses to attend the meeting to be signed by the proper officer of the Authority.