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(3) A meeting of the Board may be called by the Chairperson,
upon giving notice of not less than fourteen days, and shall be
called by the Chairperson if not less than one-third of the members
so request in writing,except that if the urgency of any particular
matter does not permit the giving of the notice, a special meeting
may be called upon giving a shorter notice.
(4) The Chairperson, or in the absence of the Chairperson, the
Vice-Chairperson, with six other members shall constitute a
quorum at any meeting of the Board.
(5) There shall preside at any meeting of the Board—
(a) the Chairperson;
(b) in the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson;
and
(c) in the absence of the Chairperson and the ViceChairperson, such other member as the members
present may elect for the purpose of that meeting.
(6) A decision of the Board on any question shall be by a majority
of the members present and voting at the meeting and in the event
of an equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting shall
have a casting vote in addition to that person’s deliberative vote.
(7) The Board may invite any person, whose presence is in its
opinion desirable, to attend and to participate in the deliberations
of the meeting of the Board, but that person shall not have any
vote.
(8) Where a member is for any reason unable to attend a meeting
of the Board, the member may, in writing, nominate another person
from the same organisation to attend the meeting in that member’s
stead and that person shall be deemed to be a member for the
purpose of that meeting.
(9) The validity of any proceedings, acts or decisions of the
Board shall not be affected by any vacancy in the membership of
the Board or by any defect in the appointment of any member or
by reason that any person not entitled to do so, took part in the
proceedings.
4. There shall be paid to a member of the Board or a committee
of the Board such allowances as the Minister may determine.
Allowances
of member
5. (1) If any person is present at a meeting of the Board or
any committee of the Board at which any matter is the subject of
consideration, and in which matter that person or that persons
relative is directly or indirectly interested in a private capacity, that
Disclosure of
interest