26Meetings of the Committee

#### 26 Meetings of the Committee (1) The Committee shall hold such meetings as are necessary for the performance of its functions. (2) The Chairperson or the deputy of the Chairperson may at any time convene a meeting of the Committee. (3) The Chairperson or the deputy of the Chairperson shall, on request in writing by another member of the Committee, convene a meeting of the Committee before the expiration of the period of 14 days after the receipt of the request or, if a longer period is specified in the request, before the expiration of that longer period. (4) A meeting of the Committee is not validly held unless every member of the Committee or his or her deputy is present. (5) The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Committee at which he is present. (6) If the Chairperson is absent from a meeting of the Committee but the deputy of the Chairperson is present at the meeting, the deputy of the Chairperson shall preside at that meeting. (7) If neither the Chairperson nor the deputy of the Chairperson is present at a meeting of the Committee, the members present shall elect one of their number to preside at the meeting and the member of the Committee so elected shall preside accordingly. (8) Subject to section 29, questions arising at a meeting of the Committee shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members of the Committee present and voting. (9) The member of the Committee presiding at a meeting of the Committee has a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, also has a casting vote. (10) The Committee may regulate the conduct of proceedings at its meetings as it thinks fit and shall keep minutes of those proceedings.