School Boards (Scotland) Act 1988

6 Proceedings

(1) Every School Board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among the members (other than the staff members) of the Board.

(2) In the case of an equality of votes at any meeting of the Board the chairman or in his absence the vice-chairman shall have a second or casting vote, except where the matter which is the subject of the vote relates to the appointment—

(a) of a co-opted member, or

(b) to any particular office or committee,

in which case the decision shall be by lot.

(3) A School Board may establish committees of the Board, which may include as up to one half of their membership persons who are not members of the Board, whose function shall be to consider and report on matters referred to them by the Board, and the Board may regulate the meetings and proceedings (including the quorum) of such committees.

(4) A School Board may empower any of their members or the Clerk to execute documents on their behalf and any legal proceedings or other document to be served on a Board shall be deemed to have been duly served if served at the school on the Clerk or, if no Clerk has been appointed, on the chairman or vice-chairman.

(5) A School Board shall have power to regulate their proceedings, so far as is consistent with this Act.

(6) The quorum of a School Board shall be not less than one third of their members and proceedings of the Board shall not be invalidated by any vacancy in the membership or by any defect in the qualifications, election or co-option of any member.

(7) Minutes of the proceedings of a meeting of a School Board, or of any committee of a Board, shall be drawn up and shall be signed at the same or next following meeting by the person presiding thereat, and any minute purporting to be so signed shall be received in evidence without further proof.

(8) Where their education authority so require, a School Board shall send to the authority a copy of the minutes signed under subsection (7) above in relation to any meeting.

(9) The Secretary of State may by regulations—

(a) require School Boards and any committee established by them to make available to such persons or classes of person as may be prescribed such documents and information relating to their meetings and proceedings as may be prescribed; and

(b) prescribe the extent to which meetings of the Board and of any such committee are to be open to the public.

(10) A School Board shall appoint a person to be Clerk to the Board who may, unless he is a member of the Board, be paid for his services.

(11) A School Board may invite to attend any of their meetings and to speak any person whose presence they consider to be desirable for the purpose of giving advice to the Board regarding, or representing persons interested in, the matters under discussion.