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Diamonds Act, 1986 (Act No. 56 of 1986)

Chapter II : The South African Diamond Regulator

Part 2 : State Diamond Trader

17D. Meetings of Board

 

1) The chairperson or, in his or her absence, a member of the Board elected by the members present shall preside at a meeting of the Board.

 

2) The Board meets at the times and places determined by itself, but the fist meeting of the Board shall be held at a time and a place determined by the chairperson.

 

3) The chairperson may at any time or shall at the request of a two thirds majority of the members in office at the time convene a special meeting of the Board, and he or she must determine the time and place of the meeting.

 

4) The quorum for a meeting of the Board is the majority of its total members.

 

5) A decision of the Board shall be taken by resolution of the majority of the members present at any meeting of the Board and, in the event of an equality of votes, the person presiding has a casting vote in addition to his or her deliberative vote.