Section 8: (1) (a) Minutes of the proceedings of a meeting of the Council or of any of
consolidated text (as at 2017, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
8. (1) (a) Minutes of the proceedings of a meeting of the Council or of any of
its committees shall be drawn up in English or French and entered in a book for
that purpose by the Chief Executive or by any officer appointed for that purpose,
and a copy of the minutes of proceedings of the committees shall be circulated
to the Councillors and the Permanent Secretary within 7 days of the meeting and
at least 2 days before the next meeting of the Council.
(b) Consecutive meetings of a Council may not be held within a period of
less than 10 days.
(2) At the next meeting of the Council, the person presiding shall inquire of
the members present whether they approve the minutes of the proceedings of
the previous meeting, and where no objection is raised, they shall be deemed to
have been approved without it being necessary to have them read.
(3) After the procedure laid down in subparagraph (2) has been followed,
the minutes shall be signed by the person presiding, and any minute purporting
to be signed shall be received in evidence without further proof.