10Who is entitled to attend meetings?

10 Who is entitled to attend meetings?

10 Who is entitled to attend meetings?

(1) Except as provided by this Part—

(a) everyone is entitled to attend a meeting of the council and those of its committees of which all the members are councillors, and

(b) a council must ensure that all meetings of the council and of such committees are open to the public.

(2) However, a person (whether a councillor or another person) is not entitled to be present at a meeting of the council or of such a committee if expelled from the meeting—

(a) by a resolution of the meeting, or

(b) by the person presiding at the meeting if the council has, by resolution, authorised the person presiding to exercise the power of expulsion.

(3) A person may be expelled from a meeting only on the grounds specified in, or in the circumstances prescribed by, the regulations.

s 10: Am 1994 No 44, Sch 1 (1). Subst 1997 No 145, Sch 1 [3].