Sustainable Energy Act, 2002
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Meetings and procedure of Board of Authority. |
12.—(1) The Board shall hold such and so many meetings as may be necessary for the performance of its functions but shall hold at least one meeting in each quarter of the calendar year. | |
(2) The Minister, in consultation with the chairperson of the Board, shall fix the time of the first meeting of the Board. | ||
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be 5. | ||
(4) The chairperson of the Board shall chair any meetings of the Board except in the case that the chairperson is not present or such office is vacant in which case the members who are present shall choose one of their number to chair the meeting. | ||
(5) At a meeting of the Board, each member of the Board present, including the chairperson, shall have a vote and any question on which a vote is required in order to establish the Board's view shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members of the Board present when the vote is called and voting on the question and, in the case of an equal division of votes, the chairperson of the meeting shall have a second and casting vote. | ||
(6) The Board may delegate to a committee established pursuant to section 13 any of its functions which, in the opinion of the Board, can be better or more conveniently exercised or performed by a committee. | ||
(7) Subject to this Act, the Board shall regulate, by standing orders or otherwise, the procedure and business of the Board. |