CAP. 359]
Supplementary Medical Professions
[1980 Ed.
Purposes of boards.
Meetings of the Council
and boards.
Transaction of business by circulation of papers.
Appointment of committees.
and upon such resignation or removal the term for which he was appointed or reappointed shall be deemed to have expired.
(4) There shall be-
(a) a secretary; and
(b) a legal adviser,
to each board who shall be appointed by the Governor.
6. The purposes of a board appointed under section 5 shall be- (a) to promote adequate standards of professional practice and professional conduct among members of the relevant profession; and
(b) to carry out the functions assigned to it under this Ordinance.
7. (1) The Council and each board shall meet at such times and places as their respective Chairmen may appoint.
(2) At any meeting of the Council or a board 6 members shall form a quorum.
(3) In the absence of the Chairman from any meeting of the Council, the Deputy Chairman shall act in his place and if the Deputy Chairman is also absent, those members present shall appoint one of their number to act as chairman.
(4) In the absence of the Chairman from any meeting of a board, those members present shall appoint one of their number to act in his place.
(5) Every item for consideration before any meeting of the Council or a board shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting thereon and in the event of an equality of votes the Chairman or member presiding shall have a casting vote in addition to his original vote.
(6) Subject to this Ordinance, the Council and a board may regulate its own procedure.
8. The Council and a board may transact any of its business by the circulation of papers and a resolution in writing which is approved in writing by a majority of the members shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Council or a board by the votes of the members so approving the resolution.
9. (1) Subject to this section the Council and any board may appoint committees for the better discharge of its functions under this Ordinance.
(2) The number of members of any such committee and their term of office shall be fixed by the Council or the board, as the case may be.