South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996)RegulationsRegulations for the Conduct, Administration and Management of Assessment for the Senior Certificate, 2005Chapter 2 : Examinations Board12. Procedure for a meeting |
| (1) | Conventional procedures for a meeting must apply in meetings of the Examinations Board, ad hoc committees and working groups. |
| (2) | The Secretary of the Examinations Board must give notice 14 days prior to the meeting and keep a record of the names of members attending the meeting. |
| (3) | Ordinary meeting agenda items must be requested by the Secretary in writing 30 days before a meeting and received within ten days thereafter, except for urgent matters which may be included on the agenda at the meeting, provided that no member registers an objection. |
| (4) | For special meetings, notice of seven days is required, specifying the agenda for an Examinations Board meeting, which must be the sole agenda item for the meeting. |
| (5) | No decision of the Examination Board may be changed or recalled except by a two-thirds majority of members present or except where this is rendered unavoidable. |
| (6) | In instances where members cannot attend a meeting, comments and views on issues to be deliberated must be made known in advance and in writing to the Secretary. Apologies for absence must reach the secretary at least one week before a meeting is scheduled to enable him or her to decide on a possible postponement of the meeting. |
| (7) | The Secretary must circulate copies of minutes and other documentation as may be applicable to each member within one month after every Examinations Board meeting. |
| (8) | The Secretary must furnish all minutes, correspondence or other documents relating to the activities or functioning of the Examinations Board to the section responsible for assessment and examination for safe record keeping. |
| (9) | By the end of August of every calendar year, the Examinations Board must determine the financial implications of its activities for the next financial year and submit this information to the section responsible for assessment and examination before the end of September of that calendar year. |