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 \[3\].