Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

7.   Procedure and meetings of Board

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    (1)   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 places and times and on such days as the Board may determine.

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    (2)   The chairperson or in the event of his or her inability to act, the deputy chairperson may at any time summon a special meeting of the Board and shall summon a special meeting within 7 days of a written requisition for that purpose addressed to him or her by any 3 members of the Board.

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    (3)   The chairperson or in his or her absence the deputy chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Board and, in the absence of the chairperson and the deputy chairperson from any meeting of the Board, the members present shall elect one of their members to act as chairperson at that meeting.

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    (4)   The quorum of the Board shall be 5 members including the chairperson or other person presiding at the meeting.

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    (5)   The decisions of the Board shall be by a majority of votes and, in addition to an original vote, in any case in which the voting is equal, the chairperson, deputy chairperson or other member presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote.

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    (6)   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 at the meeting, as the case may be, as soon as practicable thereafter at a subsequent meeting.

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    (7)   The validity of the proceedings of the Board shall not be affected by any vacancy amongst the members thereof or by any defect in the appointment of a member thereof.

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    (8)   Subject to the foregoing provisions of this section, the Board shall have power to regulate its own proceedings.