5Quorum and procedure at meetings of the Committee

5 Quorum and procedure at meetings of the Committee

(1)  Any four members of the Committee constitute a quorum of the Committee.

(2)  There shall be a chairman and vice-chairman of the Committee, who shall be elected by the members of the Committee at the first meeting of the Committee or as soon thereafter as is practicable.

(3)  The chairman, or, in the case of his absence or other disability, the vice-chairman, shall preside at all meetings of the Committee at which he is present.

(4)  At a meeting of the Committee at which a quorum is present, the members in attendance may, in the absence of the chairman and vice-chairman, appoint one of their number then present to be temporary chairman, and the temporary chairman has, during the absence of the chairman and vice-chairman, all the powers of the chairman.

(5)  At meetings of the Committee –

(a) the chairman or, in his absence, the vice-chairman has a deliberative vote only; and

(b) when the votes on a question are equal the question passes in the negative.

(6)  Where a division is called for on any question, the names of the members voting shall be stated in the minutes and in the report of the Committee.

(7)  The Committee shall keep full minutes of its proceedings.