Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023

Chapter 4

Proceedings

Meetings of regulator

27. (1) The regulator shall determine its own procedures, subject to this section.

(2) The Minister shall, in consultation with the chairperson, fix the date, time and place for the first meeting of the regulator.

(3) At a meeting of the regulator—

(a) the quorum shall be 5,

(b) where the chairperson of the regulator is not present, or the office of chairperson is vacant, the members present shall choose one of their number to chair the meeting,

(c) each member of the regulator present shall have a vote,

(d) a question on which a vote is required shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members of the regulator present and voting on the question, subject to paragraph (e), and

(e) if there is a tied vote, the chairperson of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.