49Administrator to convene meeting for the election of members of a trust board when directed to do so

#### 49 Administrator to convene meeting for the election of members of a trust board when directed to do so 49 Administrator to convene meeting for the election of members of a trust board when directed to do so > > (1) The Minister may, at any time while an administrator of a trust’s affairs is holding office under section 48, give to the administrator a direction requiring the administrator to convene a general meeting of commoners for the purpose of holding elections of members and office bearers of a new trust board. > > > (2) If such a direction has been given to the administrator of a trust’s affairs, the administrator must convene a general meeting of commoners by sending by pre-paid post to each commoner at the address appearing on the commoners’ roll, not less than 14 days before the date fixed for holding the meeting, a notice: > > > > > (a) specifying the place, date and time of the meeting, and > > > > > (b) stating that elections to elect members and office bearers of the trust will be held at the meeting. > > > (3) The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting convened under subsection (2) to, or the non-receipt of notice of such a meeting by, any person does not invalidate proceedings at the meeting. > > > (4) At a meeting convened under subsection (2), the person presiding must conduct: > > > > > (a) a general election to elect members of the trust board from among the commoners eligible for election, and > > > > > (b) an election to elect the office bearers of the board from among the members so elected. > > > (5) An election required by subsection (4) must be conducted in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the regulations. > > > (6) If, at a meeting convened under subsection (2), the requisite number of members of the trust board are elected to constitute the board, then, at the conclusion of the meeting: > > > > > (a) the appointment of the administrator ends, and > > > > > (b) the persons elected at the meeting assume the offices to which they were elected.