(1) The Board shall meet at least once every month or at such times as may be necessary or expedient for the transaction of business, and the meetings are to be held at such places and times and on such days as the Board determines.
(2) The Chairperson and any other member are deemed to be present at a meeting of the Board 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.
(3) The Chairperson, or in his or her absence the Deputy Chairperson, shall preside at meetings of the Board, 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.
(4) The quorum of the Board is a majority of the members of the Board, including the member presiding at the meeting.
(5) The decision of the Board 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.
(6) Minutes in proper form of each meeting shall be kept by the Secretary and shall be confirmed by the Chairperson or other member presiding as soon as practicable at the next meeting.
(7) The Board may co-opt persons with expert knowledge or experience required by the Board in the discharge of its functions.
(8) The acts of the Board are authenticated by the signature of the Chairperson of the Board.
(9) The validity of any proceedings of the Board is not affected by any vacancy amongst the members or by any defect in the appointment of a member.
(10) Subject to this section, the Board may regulate its own procedure.