9(1)A representative of the Secretary of State is entitled to attend and take part in any deliberations (but not in decisions) at meetings of the Council.E+W
(2)The Council must provide the Secretary of State with such copies (and made in such form) as he may require of any information distributed to members of the Council.
(3)This paragraph is without prejudice to any other rights the Secretary of State may have as a condition of any grants made to the Council under this Act.
10E+WThe validity of any proceedings of the Council is not to be affected by a vacancy among the members or by any defect in the appointment of a member.
11E+WThe Council may regulate its own procedure, subject to the preceding provisions of this Schedule.