S.L. 217.8 Art. 4Meetings and proceedings of the Board.

(1) The Board shall meet at least once a month at such place as the Board may from time to time determine.

(2) Except where otherwise provided in these regulations, the quorum for meetings of the Board shall be of half the number of members plus one.

(3) The meetings of the Board shall be presided by the Chairperson or, in his absence, another member appointed by the Board to preside the meeting.

(4) The officer responsible for the administration of places of migration detention, hereinafter referred to as "the Head", may attend the whole or any part of a meeting of the Board if so invited by the Board and shall give to the Board any information it may require for the due exercise of its functions.

(5) Minutes of the proceedings and deliberations of the Board shall be drawn up by the Secretary of the Board and the relative Minutes Book shall be kept in his custody. Such minutes shall be read and confirmed at the first meeting after the meeting to which they relate, or any subsequent meeting, and shall be signed by the Chairman or other member presiding the meeting at which they are confirmed and by the Secretary: Provided that it shall be the responsibility of the Board to retain all relevant information, including minutes of meetings and of interviews with detainees, reports of visits and inspections and any other document in order that they are made available to the Committees established by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture.

(6) Evidence on oath, in connection with a complaint or an enquiry under these regulations, may be heard by two or more of the Board’s members as may be designated for that purpose by the Board which shall also designate the member who will administer the oath.