Legal Practice Act, 2014 (Act No. 28 of 2014)Chapter 6 : Legal Practitioners' Fidelity FundPart 2 : Operation of Fund70. Meetings and resolutions of Board |
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| (b) | The Board must, as soon as practicable after the appointment of its members, meet for the first time at the time and place determined by the Minister and thereafter at such times and places determined by the Board. |
| (2) | The majority of the members of the Board constitutes a quorum at any meeting of the Board. |
| (3) | When the chairperson is absent or is not able to perform his or her functions, the deputy chairperson must act as chairperson, and if both the chairperson and deputy chairperson are absent or are not able to perform their functions, the members present must elect one from among themselves to preside at that meeting. |
| (4) | A decision of the majority of the members constitutes a decision of the Board and in the event of an equality of votes the person presiding at the meeting has a casting vote in addition to a deliberative vote. |
| (5) | A resolution in writing of the Board signed by all its members is regarded as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Board. |
| (6) | The Board must determine the procedure for calling a meeting and the procedure to be followed at the meeting. |
| (7) | In any advice or recommendation to the Minister, the minority views of any one or more members of the Board, as well as any report of a committee appointed in terms of section 71, must be included. |
| (8) | The Board must keep a record of its proceedings. |