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1. This standing order has been drafted in compliance with the Lancashire Fire Services (Combination Scheme) Order 1997 which is secondary legislation having effect under section 4 of the Fire & Rescue Services Act 2004. If this legislation changes such that the terms of this standing order conflicts with the new legislation, then the relevant terms of the new legislation will take precedence over any terms in this standing order that are not compatible with that new legislation.

2. The quorum for a meeting of the full Authority shall be one third of the total number of members of the Authority including at least one representative from each constituent Authority. No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the full Authority unless it is quorate.

3. In the event of a meeting of the full Authority being inquorate, it shall stand temporarily adjourned for 30 minutes and if, thereafter, there is still not a quorum the meeting shall stand finally adjourned. At the point of adjournment, or subsequently, the Chair may agree arrangements for the meeting to be reconvened.

4. The consideration of all business which is on the agenda of a meeting of the full Authority brought to an end under paragraph 3, and which has not been completed before the meeting is brought to an end, shall be postponed to the next meeting of the full Authority, whether ordinary or extraordinary, as arranged by the Chair under paragraph 3.

5. At any postponed meeting of the full Authority arranged under paragraph 3, no business can be transacted other than the unfinished business of the original meeting. Any new business that was not on the original agenda may only be transacted at a meeting of the full Authority separately constituted in accordance with standing orders, but nothing shall prevent this separate meeting from taking place immediately after the conclusion of the postponed meeting.

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