5   Notice of meetings

(1)  This clause prescribes the manner in which the requirements outlined in section 9 (1) of the Act are to be complied with.

(2)  A notice of a meeting of a council or of a committee must be published in a newspaper circulating in the area before the meeting takes place.

(3)  The notice must specify the time and place of the meeting.

(4)  Notice of more than one meeting may be given in the same notice.

(5)  This clause does not apply to an extraordinary meeting of a council or committee.