The Adoption Act 2010 is amended in section 100 -

(a) by the substitution of the following for subsection (5):

"(5) Subject to subsection (7), the members present at a meeting called under subsection (4) shall choose one of their number to chair the meeting.",

and

(b) by the substitution of the following for subsection (6):

"(6) The quorum for a meeting of the Authority is -

(a) the chairperson or deputy chairperson, or

(b) in the case of a meeting called under subsection (4), and where applicable, the member chosen under subsection (5) to chair the meeting who, for that meeting, shall be regarded as the chairperson for the purposes of subsections (9) and (10),

and 2 other members, one of whom may be the deputy chairperson where the chairperson or another member chosen under subsection (5) is presiding.".