Cap. 261 Art. 7Provisions with respecttomeetings of the Board.

(1) The Board shall meet as often as necessary or expedient, but in no case less than once every six (6) weeks. The meetings of the

Board shall be called by the Chairman either on his own initiative or at the request of any two of the other members. Without prejudice to the other requirements of this Act, no decision of the Board shall be valid which is not supported by a majority of the members of the Board.

(2) Half the number of members for the time being constituting the Board shall form a quorum at any meeting of the Board. Decisions shall be adopted by a simple majority of the votes of the members present and voting. The Chairman, or other member presiding at the meeting, shall have an initial vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, a casting vote.

(3) In the absence of the Chairman at any meeting of the Board, the deputy chairman, or other person appointed to act as chairman, or, if no other member or person has been designated or appointed as such, a member of the Board chosen for that purpose by the other members present, shall preside at that meeting of the Board.

(4) Subject to the provisions of subarticle (1), no act or proceeding of the Board shall be invalidated merely by reason of any vacancy among the members. All acts done by any person acting in good faith as a member of the Board shall be valid as if he were a member notwithstanding any defect in his appointment or qualification; and no act or proceeding of the Board shall be

(6) Minutes of the proceedings of the Board and of any committee thereof shall be kept. For this purpose and for the keeping of the relevant records, the Minister shall designate a person to act as secretary to the Board for such period and on such terms as the Minister may deem appropriate. The secretary to the Board shall not have a vote.