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Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)

Chapter 5 : Minerals and Petroleum Board

63. Meetings of Board

 

(1) The Chairperson or, in the absence of the Chairperson, the Minister must convene the first meeting of the Board.

[Section 63(1)(a) substituted by section 49(a) of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act, 2008]

(2) The Minister may, if he or she deems it necessary, call a special meeting of the Board

 

(3) The Chairperson or, in the absence of the Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson presides at meetings of the Board.

 

(4) If both the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson are absent from a meeting, the attending members must nominate one of their members as acting Chairperson for that meeting.

[Section 63(4) substituted by section 49(b) of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act, 2008]

 

(5) The quorum for any meeting of the Board is fifty percent of the appointed members.

 

(6) The decision of the majority of the members of the Board present at a meeting constitutes a resolution of the Board, and in the event of an equality of votes on any matter the person presiding at the meeting in question has a casting vote.

 

(7) The Chairperson must submit any recommendation of the Board to the Minister within seven days after such resolution has been passed by the Board.

 

(8) A member of the Board must recuse himself or herself from participating in any investigation, hearing or decision concerning a matter in respect of which that member has a financial or personal interest