Section 8
Meetings
(1)
Subject to subsection
(2)
, the
Director-General of
Medical Services shall be the Chairman of the Authority.
(2)
The Director-General of Health Services shall be the alternate
Chairman and shall preside at meetings of the Authority in the absence of the
Chairman.
(3)
The Chairman of a meeting shall have an original vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, a second or casting vote.
(4)
Five members of the Authority including the Chairman shall form a quorum.
(5)
The Authority shall meet at such times and places as the Chairman may determine.
(6)
The Authority may invite any person appointed under section 9 or any other person to attend any meeting of the Authority, but such persons shall not have the right to vote at the meeting.
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(7)
Subject to this Act, the Authority shall regulate its own procedure.
(8)
No action or proceeding of the Authority shall be questioned on the ground —
(a)
of the existence of any vacancy in the membership, or any defect in the appointment of any person purporting to be a member of the Authority; or
(b)
of any omission, defect or irregularity in procedure not affecting the merits of the action or proceeding.