(1) The Council shall meet on the dates and time as the Chairperson determines.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Chairperson may call an emergency meeting of the Council —
(a) where a written request for that purpose is addressed to him of her by 3 members;
(b) where the Minister directs; or
(c) if he or she determines that a meeting is necessary.
(3) The Council shall meet at least once every month or at a time as may be necessary or expedient for the transaction of business, and the meetings are to be held at a place and time and on a day as the Council determines.
(4) The Chairperson and any other member are deemed to be present at a meeting of the Council if that Chairperson or member participates by telephone, video link or other electronic means, and all members participating in the meeting are able to hear and speak to each other.
(5) The Chairperson, or in his or her absence the Deputy Chairperson, shall preside at meetings of the Council, and in the absence of both the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson from any meeting, the members present at that meeting shall elect one of their number to preside at that meeting.
(6) The quorum at a meeting of the Council is a majority of the members of the Council, including the member presiding at the meeting.
(7) The decision of the Council is by a majority of votes and, in any case in which the voting is equal, the Chairperson or other member presiding at the meeting has a casting vote in addition to an original vote.
(8) Minutes in proper form of each meeting shall be kept by the Secretary and shall be confirmed by the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson or other member presiding as soon as practicable at the next meeting.
(9) The Council may, co-opt a person to attend a particular meeting of the Council at which it is proposed to deal with a particular matter, for the purpose of assisting or advising the Council.
(10) The acts of the Council are authenticated by the signature of the Chairperson of the Council.
(11) The validity of any meeting of the Council is not affected by any vacancy amongst the members or by a defect in the appointment of a member.
(12) Subject to this section, the Council may regulate its own procedure.
(Substituted by Act 14 of 2021)