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(1) An ordinary meeting of the Board shall be held at least once in every four months and shall be convened by the Chairman in consultation with the National Co-ordinator.

(2) An extra-ordinary meeting of the Board may be summoned at the request of not less than two-thirds of the members of the Board, and no business shall be transacted other than that stated in the agenda for that meeting.

(3) Notice of every ordinary meeting of the Board shall be given to each member of the Board at least 14 days prior to the date of the meeting.

(4) The Chairman, the National Co-ordinator and not less than one-third of the other members of the Board shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board.

(5) The Chairman shall preside at every meeting of the Board and in his absence the Deputy Chairman shall preside and in the absence of both of them any member elected by the members of the Board present shall preside.

(6) Questions proposed at meetings of the Board shall be determined by a simple majority of the members present and voting and in the event of equality of votes the Chairman or the person presiding shall have a second or casting vote.

(7) The validity of any proceedings of the Board shall not be affected by any vacancy among its members or by any defect in their appointment.

(8) The Board may at any time co-opt any person to act as an adviser at any of its meetings but no person so co-opted shall be entitled to vote at such meetings.

(9) The Board may appoint such committees as it may think fit to assist in the discharge of its functions.