Procedure generally
s 21
21. Subject to this Act and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, the members of the Agency may regulate their own proceedings and business.
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Division 1 — Meetings
Notice of meetings
s 22
22.—(1) The Agency must hold such meetings as are necessary for the performance of its functions. (2) The Chairperson must appoint the times and places of the meetings of the Agency, and cause notice of those meetings to be given to each member, including those not present when the appointment is made. (3) The meetings of the Agency must be held in accordance with the provisions of this Act and Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.
Quorum
s 23
23.—(1) The quorum is the number that is one-third the number of members of the Agency.(2) No business may be transacted at a meeting of the Agency if a quorum is not present. —(1) The quorum is the number that is one-third the number of members of the Agency. (2) No business may be transacted at a meeting of the Agency if a quorum is not present.
Presiding at meetings
s 24
24.—(1) At a meeting of the Agency, the following person presides:(a) if there is a Chairperson and he or she is present and is not interested (within the meaning given by Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018) in the matter — the Chairperson; (b) if there is no Chairperson, or the Chairperson is not present or is interested (within the meaning given by Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018) in the matter, and a Deputy Chairperson who is not so interested in the matter is present — the Deputy Chairperson; (c) in any other case, the member of the Agency elected from among themselves to preside. (2) The Deputy Chairperson or member mentioned in subsection (1)(b) or (c) may exercise all the powers and functions of the Chairperson for the purposes of the meeting.
Voting at meetings
s 25
25.—(1) Each member of the Agency has one vote. (2) In addition to his or her general vote, the member presiding at a meeting has, in the case of an equality of votes, a casting vote. (3) A resolution of the Agency is passed if it is agreed by all members present without dissent, or if a majority of the members who are entitled to vote on the matter cast votes in favour of it. (4) A member present at a meeting of the Agency is presumed to have agreed to, and to have voted in favour of, a resolution of the Agency unless he or she expressly dissents from or votes against the resolution at the meeting or is prevented from voting by section 26 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.
Execution of documents
s 26
26.—(1) The Agency must have a seal. (2) The seal of the Agency is to be kept and used as authorised by the Agency. (3) A document is duly executed by the Agency if —(a) the seal of the Agency is affixed to the document in the presence of one of its members who must sign the document to attest that the seal was so affixed, and the document is signed —(i) by any 2 members generally or specially authorised by the Agency for the purpose; or (ii) by one member and the Chief Executive; or (b) the document is signed on behalf of the Agency by a person or persons authorised to do so by the Agency and in accordance with the terms of that authorisation. (4) A document purporting to be executed in accordance with this section is presumed to be duly executed until the contrary is shown. (5) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially must take judicial notice of the imprint of the seal of the Agency appearing on a document. (6) When a document is produced bearing a seal purporting to be the seal of the Agency, it must be presumed that the seal is the seal of the Agency until the contrary is shown.
Division 2 — Committees
Appointment of committees
s 27
27.—(1) The Agency may, by resolution, appoint such number of committees as the Agency thinks fit for purposes which, in the opinion of the Agency, would be better regulated and managed by means of such committees. (2) A committee appointed under this section may consist of such number of individuals as the Agency thinks fit, and may include individuals who are not members of the Agency. (3) Without limiting subsection (1), the Agency may appoint committees —(a) to advise the Agency on any matters relating to the Agency’s functions and powers that are referred to the committee by the Agency; or (b) to perform or exercise any of the Agency’s functions and powers that are delegated to the committee, if the committee includes at least one member of the Agency. (4) An individual may not be appointed as a member of a committee unless, before appointment, he or she discloses to the Agency the details of any interest (within the meaning given by Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018) the individual may have if he or she were a member of that committee.
Proceedings of committees
s 28
28.—(1) Section 17 applies to a committee, and to committee members or individuals purporting to be committee members, with the necessary modifications. (2) Subject to this Act and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, a committee may regulate its own proceedings and business.
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