33Proceedings of the Board

33 Proceedings of the Board

(1) Subject to subsection (2), meetings of the Board must be held at the times and places determined by the Board.

(2) The chairperson—

(a) may at any time convene a meeting of the Board; and

(b) must convene a meeting of the Board when requested by a director to do so.

(3) A majority of the directors of the Board for the time being constitutes a quorum of the Board.

(4) A question arising at a meeting of the Board is determined by a majority of votes.

(5) The person presiding at a meeting of the Board has—

(a) a deliberative vote; and

(b) in the case of an equality of votes, a second or casting vote.

(6) The Board must ensure that accurate minutes are kept of its meetings.

(7) The Board may permit directors to participate in a particular meeting, or all meetings, by telephone, closed-circuit television or other means of communication that does not require the physical presence of each director in the same place.

(8) Subject to this Act, the Board may regulate its own proceedings.