Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

19.   Meetings

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    (1)   The Council shall meet as often as its business requires.

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    (2)   The Chairperson, or in his or her absence, the Vice-Chairperson, shall summon a special meeting of the Council within 7 days of a requisition for that purpose addressed to him or her in writing by at least three members of the Council.

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    (3)   At any meeting of the Council, in case of absence or inability to act of both the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson, the members of the Council shall elect one of their number to preside at that meeting.

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    (4)   At any meeting of the Council where the Vice-Chairperson is presiding as Chairperson, the other members of the Council present shall elect one of their number to preside as Vice-Chairperson.

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    (5)   A quorum for any meeting of the Council shall be a simple majority.

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    (6)   Decisions of the Council shall be by majority votes cast and in any case in which the voting is equal, the person presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote.