Commons Management Act 1989

The Minister may, at any time while an administrator of a trust’s affairs is holding office under section 48, give to the administrator a direction requiring the administrator to convene a general meeting of commoners for the purpose of holding elections of members and office bearers of a new trust board.

If such a direction has been given to the administrator of a trust’s affairs, the administrator must convene a general meeting of commoners by sending by pre-paid post to each commoner at the address appearing on the commoners’ roll, not less than 14 days before the date fixed for holding the meeting, a notice:

specifying the place, date and time of the meeting, and

stating that elections to elect members and office bearers of the trust will be held at the meeting.

The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting convened under subsection (2) to, or the non-receipt of notice of such a meeting by, any person does not invalidate proceedings at the meeting.

At a meeting convened under subsection (2), the person presiding must conduct:

a general election to elect members of the trust board from among the commoners eligible for election, and

an election to elect the office bearers of the board from among the members so elected.

An election required by subsection (4) must be conducted in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the regulations.

If, at a meeting convened under subsection (2), the requisite number of members of the trust board are elected to constitute the board, then, at the conclusion of the meeting:

the appointment of the administrator ends, and

the persons elected at the meeting assume the offices to which they were elected.