14Conduct of business

14 Conduct of business

14 Conduct of business

(1) The Advisory Council may, if it thinks fit, transact its business—

(a) by the circulation of papers, including by email or other electronic means, among all members, or

(b) at a meeting at which all or some members participate by telephone, audio-visual link or other means, but only if a member who speaks on a matter at the meeting can be heard by the other members.

(2) If the Advisory Council transacts its business by the circulation of papers under subsection (1)(a), a written resolution approved in writing by a majority of the members is taken to be a decision of the Advisory Council made at an Advisory Council meeting.

(3) For the purposes of a meeting held under subsection (1)(b) or the approval of a resolution under subsection (2), each member has the same voting rights as at an ordinary meeting.

(4) A resolution approved under subsection (2) must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.