16Meetings of Council

16 Meetings of Council

(1) The Chair, or if, for any reason, the Chair is unable to act, the Deputy Chair: (a) shall convene such meetings of the Council as he or she considers necessary for the efficient conduct of its business; and (b) shall, on receipt of a written request signed by not less than 4 members, convene a meeting of the Council. (2) The Minister may at any time convene a meeting of the Council. (3) The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Council at which he or she is present. (4) In the event of the absence of the Chair from a meeting of the Council, the Deputy Chair shall preside at that meeting. (5) In the event of the absence of both the Chair and the Deputy Chair from a meeting of the Council, the members present shall appoint one of their number to preside at that meeting. (6) At a meeting of the Council, a quorum is constituted by a majority of members. (7) Subject to subsection (8), all questions arising at a meeting of the Council shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting, and for this purpose the member presiding at the meeting has a deliberative vote. (8) In the event of an equality of votes on a resolution proposed at a meeting of the Council, the resolution shall be taken not to be passed, but if the same resolution is proposed at the next meeting of the Council held at a later date and there is again an equality of votes, the member presiding at that meeting has a casting vote on the proposed resolution.