Educational Exchange (Ireland and the United States of America) Act, 1991

Meetings and procedure of the Commission.

10.—(1) Every member of the Commission shall have the right to vote at a meeting of the Commission.

(2) The decisions of the Commission shall be taken by majority vote and in the event of a tied vote the Chairman shall cast the deciding vote.

(3) During the absence of the Chairman from any meeting of the Commission or if, when any meeting of the Commission is held, there is no Chairman, the Deputy Chairman shall exercise all the functions of the Chairman provided for in this Act.

(4) During the absence of both the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman from any meeting of the Commission or if, when any meeting of the Commission is held, there is no Chairman or Deputy Chairman, the members of the Commission present shall elect one of themselves to be chairman of the meeting for the time being and where at such election there is an equality of votes for two or more persons it shall be determined by lot which of them shall be chairman of the meeting.

(5) A chairman of the meeting shall exercise all the functions of the Chairman provided for in this Act.

(6) (a) The Commission shall draw up and may amend rules of procedure consistent with the provisions of this Act and may appoint such committees as it shall deem necessary to carry out responsibilities entrusted to it by this Act.

(b) Any such rules and amendments thereto shall require the approval of the Minister and the representative of the United States.

(7) The Commission may act notwithstanding one or more vacancies in its membership.