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Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007

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Part 4Procedure etc

Procedure

21The Council may regulate—

(a)its own procedure (including quorum), and

(b)the procedure (including quorum) of its committees and sub-committees.

22The validity of any act of the Council is not affected by—

(a)any vacancy among the members of the Council or of any of its committees or sub-committees, or

(b)any defect in the appointment of any member of the Council or of any of its committees or sub-committees, or any disqualification of a person as chairman or another member of the Council.

Delegation

23(1)The Council may authorise—

(a)the Council Chairman or any other member of the Council,

(b)any of its committees or sub-committees, or

(c)the Chief Executive or any other member of staff,

to exercise, on behalf of the Council, such of its functions, in such circumstances, as the Council may determine.

(2)Any committee established by the Council may delegate functions (including functions delegated to the committee) to—

(a)the Council Chairman or any other member of the Council,

(b)any member of the committee,

(c)a sub-committee of the committee, or

(d)the Chief Executive or any other member of staff.

Application of seal and proof of instruments

24The application of the seal of the Council is to be authenticated by the signature of—

(a)any member of the Council,

(b)the Chief Executive of the Council, or

(c)any person who has been authorised (whether generally or specifically) by the Council for the purpose.

25Any contract or instrument which, if entered into or executed by an individual, would not need to be under seal may be entered into or executed on behalf of the Council by any person who has been authorised (whether generally or specifically) by the Council for the purpose.

26A document purporting to be duly executed under the seal of the Council, or signed on its behalf—

(a)is to be received in evidence, and

(b)is to be taken to be executed or signed in that way, unless the contrary is proved.

Offices

27(1)The Council must maintain an office in each of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

(2)The Council may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, establish additional offices in the United Kingdom.

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