National Railway Safety Regulator Act, 2002 (Act No. 16 of 2002)Chapter 3 : Establishment and Governance of Railway Safety Regulator13. Meetings of board |
| (1) | The first meeting of the board is held at the time and place determined by the Minister, and thereafter such meetings are held at such times and places as the board determines. |
| (2) | The chairperson or, in his or her absence, the deputy chairperson may, at any time, call a special meeting of the board to be held at the time and place determined by either the chairperson or the deputy chairperson. |
| (3) | All directors must be notified in writing of every meeting of the board. |
| (4) | A majority of the directors forms a quorum at any meeting of the board. |
| (5) | Subject to subsection (4), a decision of the majority of the directors present at a meeting of the board constitutes a decision of the board and, in the event of an equality of votes on any matter, the person chairing the relevant meeting has a casting vote in addition to a deliberative vote. |
| (6) | A decision taken by the board or an act performed under its authority, is not invalid merely by reason of - |
| (a) | a vacancy on the board; or |
| (b) | the fact that a person who is not entitled to sit as a director sat as a director at the time that the decision was taken, as long as the decision was taken or the act was authorised by the required majority of directors present at the meeting who were entitled to sit as directors. |
| (7) | If the chairperson is for any reason unable to act, or the office of chairperson is vacant, the deputy chairperson must act as chairperson. |
| (8) | If both the chairperson and deputy chairperson are for any reason unable to act, or both the offices of chairperson and deputy chairperson are vacant, the board must designate any other director to act as chairperson. |
| (9) | The Minister is entitled to attend any meeting of the board, as long as such attendance is in an observer capacity only. |