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National Ports Act, 2005 (Act No. 12 of 2005)

Chapter 4 : Board, Staff and Assets of Authority

20. Meetings of Board

 

(1)

(a) The first meeting of the Board must be held at a time and place determined by the Shareholding Minister and thereafter Board meetings must be held at such times and places as the Board may determine.
(b) The Board must meet at least once every three months.

 

(2)        The chairperson—

(a) may convene a special meeting of the Board; and
(b) must convene a special meeting of the Board within 14 days of the receipt of a written request to convene such a meeting signed by not less than one quarter of the members of the Board.

 

(3) Whenever the chairperson is not available, the deputy chairperson exercises the powers of the chairperson, subject to such directions as the chairperson may give.

 

(4) A quorum for any meeting of the Board is a majority of all members of the Board.

 

(5) All decisions of the majority of the members of the Board present at a meeting are binding on the Board and the Authority.

 

(6) In the case of an equality of votes at any meeting of the Board, the chairperson has a casting vote in addition to a deliberative vote.