Urban Renewal Act, 1986

Meetings and procedure of Authority.

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

(2) The Minister shall fix the date, time and place of the first meeting of the Authority.

(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Authority shall be three or such other number as may from time to time be fixed by the Minister.

(4) The chairman of the Authority and each ordinary member of the Authority at a meeting thereof shall have a vote.

(5) At a meeting of the Authority—

(a) the chairman of the Authority shall if present be chairman of the meeting,

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

(6) Every question at a meeting of the Authority shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and, in the event that voting is equally divided, the chairman of the meeting shall have a casting vote.

(7) Subject to subsection (3), the Authority may act notwithstanding a vacancy among its members.

(8) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the Authority shall regulate its procedure and business.

(9) The Authority may perform any of its functions through or by any of its members duly authorised by the Authority in that behalf, or through or by any other person duly appointed by the Authority in that behalf.