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# SCHEDULE 5 - Meetings of Board SCHEDULE 5 - Meetings of Board
[Section 49](#GS49@EN) [(7)](#GS49@Gs7@EN)
> **1. **Interpretation****
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> > In this Schedule, ***member*** means a member of the Board.
> **2. **Convening of meetings of Board****
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> > The chairperson of the Board or any other 2 members may convene a meeting of the Board.
> **3. **Procedure at meetings****
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> > > (1) The quorum at any duly convened meeting of the Board is 2 members.
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> > > (2) Any duly convened meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present is competent to transact any business of the Board.
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> > > (3) A question arising at a meeting of the Board is to be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting.
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> > > (4) If there is an equality of votes, the question is to be determined in the negative.
> **4. **Chairperson****
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> > > (1) The chairperson of the Board is to preside at all meetings of the Board.
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> > > (2) If the chairperson is not present at a meeting of the Board, a member elected by the members present is to preside at that meeting.
> **5. **General procedure****
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> > Subject to this Schedule, the procedure for the calling of, and for the conduct of business at, meetings of the Board is to be determined by the Board.
> **6. **Validity of proceedings****
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> > > (1) An act or proceeding of the Board or of a person acting under the direction of the Board is not invalid by reason only that at the time when the act or proceeding was done, taken or commenced there was a vacancy in the membership of the Board.
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> > > (2) An act or proceeding of the Board or of a person acting under the direction of the Board is valid even if –
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> > > > > (a) the appointment of a member was defective; or
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> > > > > (b) a person appointed as a member was disqualified from acting as, or incapable of being, such a member.
> **7. **Presumptions****
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> > In any proceedings by or against the Board, unless evidence is given to the contrary, proof is not required of –
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> > > > (a) the constitution of the Board; or
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> > > > (b) any resolution of the Board; or
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> > > > (c) the appointment of any member; or
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> > > > (d) the presence of a quorum at any meeting of the Board.