SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5F1Passengers’ Council established by s. 19(1)
Part 6Procedure
Admission of the public to meetings
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1
Meetings of the F2PC must be open to the public; but the public must be excluded during any item of business that is confidential for the purposes of this paragraph.
2
An item of business is confidential for the purposes of this paragraph where, if members of the public were to be present during that item, it is likely that information furnished in confidence to the F2PC by—
b
the Secretary of State, F4or
c
a traffic commissioner,
would be disclosed in breach of the obligation of confidence.
3
An item of business is confidential for the purposes of this paragraph where the F2PC has resolved that—
a
because of the confidential nature of the item, or
b
for other special reasons stated in the resolution,
it is desirable in the public interest that the public be excluded during that item.
4
An item of business is confidential for the purposes of this paragraph where, if members of the public were to be present during that item, it is likely that—
a
there would be disclosed to them a matter relating to the affairs of an individual or relating specifically to the affairs of a particular body (whether corporate or unincorporate); and
b
public disclosure of the matter would or might, in the opinion of the F2PC, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that individual or body.
5
An item of business is confidential for the purposes of this paragraph where the circumstances—
a
are specified for the purposes of this sub-paragraph in an order made by the Secretary of State; or
b
are determined to be confidential for those purposes in accordance with an order so made.
6
An order under sub-paragraph (5) is subject to the negative resolution procedure.
Words in Sch. 5 heading substituted (25.2.2010) by The Passengers’ Council (Non-Railway Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/439), art. 1, Sch. para. 9(7)(c)