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Meetings and procedure.
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10.— (1) The Authority shall hold such and so many meetings as may be necessary for the performance of its functions.
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(2) The Minister may, in consultation with the chairperson of the Authority, fix the date, time and place of the first meeting of the Authority.
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(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Authority is 5.
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(4) At a meeting of the Authority—
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(a) the chairperson of the Authority shall, if present, be the chairperson of the meeting, and
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(b) if and so long as the chairperson of the Authority is not present or if the office of chairperson is vacant, the members of the Authority who are present shall choose one of their number to be the chairperson of the meeting.
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(5) Each member of the Authority (including the chairperson of it) present at a meeting of the Authority shall have a vote.
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(6) At a meeting of the Authority, a question on which a vote is required shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members of the Authority present and voting on the question and, in the case of an equal division of votes, the chairperson of the meeting shall have a casting vote.
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(7) Subject to this Act, the Authority shall regulate, by standing orders or otherwise, the procedure and business of the Authority.
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