Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

7.   Meetings and procedure of the 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 place and time and on such days as the Board may determine.

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    (2)   The 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 or her by any 3 members to consider the matters contained in such requisition.

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    (3)   The chairperson shall call a special meeting of the Board if directed by the Minister to do so.

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    (4)   The chairperson, or in his or her absence the Deputy chairperson, shall preside at all meetings of the Board.

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    (5)   The chairperson, or in his or her absence the Deputy chairperson, and 2 other members shall form a quorum.

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    (6)   Where any member is disqualified from taking part in any deliberation or decision of the Board with respect to any matter, he or she shall be disregarded for the purposes of constituting a quorum for deliberating on or deciding that matter.

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    (7)   The decision of the Board with regard to any question shall be determined by vote of the majority 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 or deputy chairperson presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote.

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    (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.

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    (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 the Board but such person shall not have the right to vote.

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    (10)   Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board has power to regulate its own proceedings.