(1) The Board shall meet at least every 3 months and at any other time as may be necessary or expedient for the performance of its functions under this Act.
(2) The meetings referred to in subsection (1) 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 may at any time summon a special meeting of the Board where—
(a) a written request for that purpose is addressed to him or her by any 3 members of the Board; or
(b) a direction to that effect is addressed to him or her by the Minister.
(4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), a meeting of the Board shall be presided over by the Chairperson or in his or her absence by the Deputy Chairperson.
(5) At any meeting of the Board, in case of the absence or inability to act of both the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson, the members of the Board present shall elect one of their number to preside at that meeting.
(6) At any meeting of the Board where the Deputy Chairperson is presiding as Chairperson, the other members of the Board present shall elect one of their number to preside as Deputy Chairperson.
(7) The quorum at a meeting of the Board shall be a simple majority.
(8) Decisions of the Board are by a majority of votes and where the voting is equal the Chairperson has, in addition to his or her original vote, a casting vote.
(9) 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 Board as soon as is practicable thereafter at a subsequent meeting.
(10) Subject to this section, the Board has the power to regulate its own proceedings.
(11) The validity of any proceedings of the Board shall not be affected by any vacancy amongst the members or by any defect in the nomination or appointment of a member.