Section 25

All minutes shall be confirmed and signed by the

Chairman of the meeting, and a copy of such minutes shall be transmitted to the Minister.

The minutes of all proceedings of the local authority shall be kept at the office of the local authority and shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of the Minister or the Permanent

Secretary or any Councillor or rate payer of the local authority area and of any officer of the Government, any of whom may at all reasonable times make a copy of any part thereof without fee:

Provided that the minutes of the proceedings of any committee shall not be open to inspection by a rate payer unless the Minister otherwise directs.

The minutes of proceedings at a meeting of the local authority or of a committee duly signed by the Chairman of the meeting at which the minutes are signed shall be received in evidence without further proof and, subject to all just exceptions, shall be evidence of the matters stated therein.

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