10—Procedures of Authority
(1) The Governor will
appoint a member of the Authority to preside at meetings of the Authority.
(2) In the absence of
the person appointed under subregulation (1) from a meeting of the
Authority, a member chosen by the members present at the meeting will preside.
(3) A quorum of the
Authority consists of 2 members of the Authority and no business may be
transacted at a meeting of the Authority unless a quorum is present.
(4) Subject to
subregulation (3), the Authority may act despite vacancies in its
membership or a defect in the appointment of a member.
(5) A decision carried
by a majority of the votes cast by members present at a meeting is a decision
of the Authority.
(6) Each member
present at a meeting of the Authority has 1 vote on a matter arising for
decision and, if the votes are equal, the member presiding at the meeting may
exercise a casting vote.
(7) A telephone or
video conference between members will, for the purposes of this regulation, be
taken to be a meeting of the Authority at which the participating members are
present.
(8) A proposed
resolution of the Authority becomes a valid decision of the Authority despite
the fact that it is not voted on at a meeting of the Authority if—
(a)
notice of the proposed resolution is given to all members in accordance with
procedures determined by the Authority; and
(b) all
members express their concurrence in the proposed resolution by letter,
facsimile transmission, e-mail or other written communication setting out the
terms of the resolution.
(9) The Authority must
have accurate minutes kept of its proceedings and make them available to all
members of the Authority.
(10) A person who is
not a member of the Authority may be present during a meeting with the consent
of the Authority but not otherwise.
(11) Subject to these
regulations, the Authority may determine its own procedures.