Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959

Proceedings of board of conservators.

53.—(1) The board of conservators for a fishery district shall from time to time fix and determine and duly publish notice of the times and places for the ordinary meetings of the board.

(2) The board of conservators for a fishery district may at any ordinary meeting fix the time and place for holding an ordinary meeting of the board and may hold adjourned meetings.

(3) Any three members of the board of conservators for a fishery district may from time to time call a special meeting of the board provided—

(a) that notice of the place and time of each such special meeting, subscribed by three or more members or by the clerk of the board on their requisition on him, shall be inserted at least twice in some two newspapers circulating in the county or counties in which such fishery district is situate, at least ten days before such meeting shall be held, or

(b) that the clerk of the board shall, on such requisition as aforesaid, give ten days' notice in writing of such meeting to each member of the board.

(4) At all meetings of a board of conservators three members present shall form a quorum.

(5) All questions arising at a meeting of a board of conservators shall be decided by a majority of the members present and, in case of an equal division of votes, the chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.

(6) The Minister or an officer of the Minister authorised by him may attend any meeting of a board of conservators and advise, consult and confer with the board upon the regulation, management and improvement of the fisheries, and may at all convenient times have access to and peruse, when he shall think fit, the books and accounts kept for the purposes of any fishery district.