(1) The Board shall at its first meeting appoint a Deputy chairperson from among its members and in the absence of the chairperson the deputy chairperson shall preside over the meetings of the Board.
(2) The Board shall meet at such times as may be necessary or expedient for the transaction of business, and such meetings shall be held at such place and time and on such days as the chairperson or in his or her absence the deputy chairperson may determine.
(3) The chairperson or in his or her absence the deputy chairperson, may at any time call a special meeting of the Board and shall call a special meeting within 7 days of a requisition for that purpose addressed to him by any 4 members to consider a matter contained in such requisition.
(4) The chairperson shall call a special meeting of the Board if directed by the Minister to do so.
(5) The chairperson, or in his or her absence the deputy chairperson, shall preside at all meetings of the Board.
(6) The chairperson or in his or her absence the deputy chairperson, and 3 other members shall form a quorum but where a member is disqualified from taking part in any deliberation or decision of the Board he or she shall be disregarded for the purpose of constituting a quorum for deliberating on or deciding that matter.
(7) The decision of the Board with regard to any question shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present at the meeting of the Board and in any case when the votes of the members present in regard to any question shall be equally divided, the chairperson, deputy chairperson or the person presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to his or her own vote.
(8) Minutes of the proceedings of each meeting of the Board shall be kept in such manner as the Board may determine and shall be confirmed by the chairperson or the deputy chairperson (as the case may be) as soon as practicable thereafter at a subsequent meeting.
(9) The Board may co-opt any one or more persons to attend any particular meeting of the Board for the purpose of assisting or advising it, but no such co-opted person shall have any right to vote.
(10) Subject to this section, the Board shall have power to regulate its own proceedings.