Procedure and meetings of Board

(1) The Board shall meet at such times as may be necessary or expedient for the transaction of business, and such meetings shall be held at such places and times and on such days as the Board may determine. (2) The Chairperson, or in the event of his being absent abroad or unable to act, the Deputy Chairperson, may at any time call a special meeting of the Board and shall call a special meeting within seven days of a written requisition for that purpose addressed to him by any three members of the Board. (3) The Chairperson, or in his absence the Deputy Chairperson, shall preside at all meetings of the Board. (4) Not less than half of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. (5) Subject to this Act, the decisions of the Board shall be by a majority of votes and, in addition to an original vote, in any case in which the voting is equal, the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote. (6) Minutes in proper form of each meeting shall be kept by such officer as the Board may appoint and shall be confirmed by the Board at the next meeting and signed by the Chairperson or the Deputy Chairperson, as the case may be. 9 (7) The Board may co-opt any one or more persons to attend any particular meeting of the Board for the purpose of assisting or advising the Board, but no such co-opted persons shall have any right to vote. (8) Subject to this Act, the Board shall have power to regulate its own proceedings.