Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974)Chapter I : Establishment, Objects, Functions and Powers of the Health Professions Council of South Africa and of Professional Boards9. Quorum and procedure at meetings |
| (1) | The majority of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the council. |
[Subsection (1) substituted by section 7 of Act No. 18 of 1995]
| (2) | A decision of the majority of the members of the council present at any meeting shall constitute a decision of the council: Provided that in the event of an equality of votes the member presiding shall have a casting vote in addition to a deliberative vote. |
| (3) | No decision taken by the council or act performed under authority of the council shall be invalid by reason only of an interim vacancy on the council or of the fact that a person who is not entitled to sit as a member of the council sat as a member at the time when the decision was taken or the act was authorised, if the decision was taken or the act was authorised by the requisite majority of the members of the council who were present at the time and entitled to sit as members. |