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Minutes

15. (a)

Minutes of the proceedings of the Board and of its Committees shall be kept in an appropriate form;

(b) all proceedings of the Board and of its Committees shall be regarded

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as confidential unless the Chairman rules otherwise;

all such minutes shall be distributed to each and every member of the Board and to the Director.

Voting

16. Any decision of the Board or of any of its Committees, except as otherwise provided for in these Rules shall be by simple majority; the Chairman of the Board or of any of its Committees shall have a deliberative and a casting vote at any meeting of the Board or of such Committee at which he exercises the functions of a Chairman.

Quorum

17. (a)

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Emergency

There shall be a quorum when six members are present at any meeting of the Board except as otherwise provided in these Rules;

there shall be a quorum when three members are present at any meeting of a Committee of the Board.

18. In an emergency the Chairman or in his absence the Vice-Chairman shall take such action as he deems appropriate to the circumstances provided he subsequently calls a full meeting of the Board at the earliest possible opportunity.

Functions of the Board

General

19. (a) It shall be the duty of the Board to govern the College in accordance

with the provisions of these Rules;

(b) in the exercise of its functions the Board shall consult the Principal and on academic matters shall take into consideration the views of the Board of Studies of the College;

(c) the Board shall require from the Principal at least once in each year a report on his conduct of the affairs of the College which shall include such information as the Director may request; the Board shall pass a copy of the report to the Director as soon as possible after the end of the academic year;

(a) the Board and its members individually shall endeavour to promote

liaison with industry, commerce and the general public.

Functions of the Board

Staffing

20. (a) The Board shall from the commencement of these Rules assume functional

control of the Principal and all teaching and non-teaching staff already employed at the College at such time and for such periods as may be mutually agreed between the Board and the Director;

(b) thereafter within salary scales and general conditions of appointment

agreed with the Government the Board shall ensure that qualified staff are appointed in adequate numbers to fill vacancies on the establishment of the College for academic and non-academic staff;

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