If you are looking at a meeting of a local government group, you might wonder what happens if there are problems with the meeting. You should know that some problems, like empty seats or things not being done correctly, do not stop the meeting from being valid. A law called the Local Government Act 2002 changed this rule, and it came into effect on 1 July 2003, as stated in section 266 of that Act. This change was made to the earlier Local Government Act 1974.