National Development Finance Agency Act, 2002

Meetings of Board.

14.—(1) The Board shall hold such and as many meetings as may be necessary for the performance of its functions.

(2) The first meeting of the Board shall be on the establishment day of the Agency or on the earliest practicable day after the establishment day.

(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be 3.

(4) At a meeting of the Board—

(a) the Chairperson of the Board shall, if present, be the chairperson of the meeting, and

(b) if and so long as the Chairperson of the Board is not present or if the office of the Chairperson is vacant, the members of the Board who are present shall choose one of their members to be chairperson of the meeting.

(5) At a meeting of the Board, each member present, including the Chairperson, shall have a vote and any question on which a vote is required in order to establish the Board's view on the matter shall be determined by a majority of votes of the Board members present and voting on the question and, in the case of an equal division of votes, the chairperson of the meeting shall have a second and casting vote.

(6) The Board may act notwithstanding one or more vacancies among its members or at the meeting, provided there is a quorum at the meeting.

(7) Subject to this Act, the Board shall regulate, by standing orders or otherwise, the procedure and business of meetings of the Board.