6.—(1) The first meeting of each Partnership shall be held as soon as is practicable after the Partnership is established, and the persons specified in sub paragraph (2) below shall be responsible for convening that meeting.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the specified persons for each Partnership are–
(a)for the West of Scotland Transport Partnership, the Chief Executive or equivalent position of Glasgow City Council;
(b)for the South-West of Scotland Transport Partnership, the Chief Executive or equivalent position of Dumfries and Galloway Council;
(c)for the South-East of Scotland Transport Partnership, the Chief Executive or equivalent position of City of Edinburgh Council;
(d)for the Central and Tay Transport Partnership, the Chief Executive or equivalent position of Dundee City Council;
(e)for the North-East of Scotland Transport Partnership, the Chief Executive or equivalent position of Aberdeenshire Council;
(f)for the Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership, the Chief Executive or equivalent position of Highland Council; and
(g)for the Shetland Transport Partnership, the Chief Executive or equivalent position of Shetland Islands Council.
(3) Subject to sub paragraph (1) above, each Partnership shall hold such meetings as it shall consider necessary for it to carry out its functions at such place or places as it may from time to time fix.
(4) The secretary of a Partnership shall send copies of the minutes of all its meetings to each of its constituent councils for their information.
(5) A Partnership shall make or adopt standing orders regulating the procedures and business of–
(a)the Partnership; and
(b)any committees or sub committees appointed by it under paragraph 7 below.
(6) At a meeting of a Partnership a quarter of all members of that Partnership is a quorum provided that a Partnership may specify a greater number in its standing orders.