Section 5, The Environment Protection Agency Act, 2022

(1) The Board shall meet for the dispatch of its businessat least once every month at the offices of the Agency and at such time as the Executive Chairman may determine. (2) The Executive Chairman shall preside at every meeting of the Board, and in his absence, the members present shall appoint a member from among themselves to preside at that meeting. (3) A minimum of 8 members of the Board may, by notice in writing signed by them, request the Executive Chairman to summon a special meeting of the Board for such purposes as may be stated in the notice. (4) The Executive Chairman or, in his absence, the member appointed to act on his behalf shall summon a special meeting within 5 days of his receipt of the notice referred to in subsection (3). (5) The quorum at a meeting of the Board shall be 8. (6) The Executive Chairman or other person presiding shall have a casting vote where there is an equality of votes. (7) A proposal circulated among all members and agreed to in writing by a two-thirds majority of all members shall be of the same force or effect as a decision made at a duly constituted meeting of the Board and shall be incorporated in the minutes of the next succeeding meeting of the Board: Provided that, if a member requires that such proposal be placed before a meeting of the Board, this subsection shall not apply to such proposal. (8) The Board may co-opt any person to attend and participate in its deliberations on any matter but such person shall not vote on any issue for the decision by the Board. (9) The Board shall cause minutes of all its meetings to be taken by the Chief Director and signed by the Executive Chairman and kept in proper form. (10) Subject to this Act, the Board shall regulate its own procedure.