Section 5, Development Agency Act, 2016

(1) The Board shall hold its first meeting on such dateand at such place as the Minister may, after consultation with the Board determine and thereafter, it shall meet for dispatch of business at least once every month at the offices of the Agency and at such times as the Chairman may determine. (2) The Chairman shall preside at every meeting of the Board and in his absence, the members present shall elect one of their number to preside. (3) A minimum of four members of the Board may, by notice in writing signed by them, request the Chairman to summon a special meeting of the Board for such purposes as may be stated in the notice. (4) The Chairman or, in his absence, the member appointed to act in his stead shall summon a special meeting within five days of his receipt of the notice referred to in subsection (3). (5) The quorum at any meeting of the Board shall be five. (6) The Chairman or other person presiding shall have a casting vote where there is an equality of votes. (7) Any 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 succeeding meeting of the Board: Provided that, if a member requires that such proposal is 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 of the Board. (9) The Board shall cause minutes of all its meetings to be taken, signed by the Chairman and kept in proper form. (10) The Chief-Executive shall unless otherwise directed by the Board, attend every meeting of the Board and may take part in its deliberations, but shall not have the right to vote (11) Subject to this Act, the Board shall regulate its meetings and procedure as it thinks fit.