The Local Government Residuary Body (England) Order 1995

Proceedings

7.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Part and any directions given by the Secretary of State, the Residuary Body may requlate its own procedure (including quorum).

(2) Anything authorised or required to be done by the Residuary Body may be done by—

(a)any member of the Residuary Body, or of its staff, who has been authorised for the purpose, whether generally or specially; or

(b)by any committee or sub-committee of the Residuary Body which has been so authorised.

(3) A member of the Residuary Body who is directly or indirectly interested in any matter brought up for consideration at a meeting of the Residuary Body, or of a committee or sub-committee of which he is a member, shall disclose the natue of that interest to the meeting and shall not take part in any deliberation or decision of the Residuary Body, committee or sub-committee with respect to that matter.

(4) A member of the Residuary Body, or its staff, who is directly or indirectly interested in any matter connected with anything which he is authorised to do by virtue of paragraph 2(a) above shall disclose the nature of that interest to the Residuary Body and shall not do the thing which he is so authorised to do unless, after the disclosure, he is specially authorised to do so by the Residuary Body.

(5) The validity of any proceedings of the Residuary Body or of any committee or sub-committee shall not be affected—

(a)by a vacancy amongst its members or a defect in the appointment of amember; or

(b)by a contravention of paragraph (3) or of direction given in respect of the exercise of the power in paragraph (1) above to regulate procedure.

(6) The validity of anything done by a member of the Residuary Body, or of its staff, in pursuance of an authorisation given under paragraph 2(a) above, shall not be affected by a contravention of paragraph (4) above.