14—Procedures of Teachers Registration Board
(1) A quorum of the
Teachers Registration Board consists of one half the total number of its
members (ignoring any fraction resulting from the division) plus 1 .
(2) If the presiding
member and deputy presiding member of the Teachers Registration Board are both
absent from a meeting of the Board, a member chosen by the members present at
the meeting will preside.
(3) A decision carried
by a majority of the votes cast by the members present at a meeting of the
Teachers Registration Board is a decision of the Board.
(4) Each member
present at a meeting of the Teachers Registration Board has 1 vote on any
question arising for decision.
(5) A conference by
telephone or other electronic means between the members of the Teachers
Registration Board will, for the purposes of this section, be taken to be a
meeting of the Board at which the participating members are present if—
(a)
notice of the conference is given to all members in the manner determined by
the Board for the purpose; and
(b) each
participating member is capable of communicating with every other
participating member during the conference.
(6) A proposed
resolution of the Teachers Registration Board becomes a valid decision of the
Board despite the fact that it is not voted on at a meeting of the Board
if—
(a)
notice of the proposed resolution is given to all members of the Board in
accordance with procedures determined by the Board; and
(b) a
majority of the members express concurrence in the proposed resolution by
letter, facsimile transmission, e-mail or other written communication setting
out the terms of the resolution.
(7) The Teachers
Registration Board must have accurate minutes kept of its meetings.
(8) Subject to this
Act, the Teachers Registration Board may determine its own procedures.