Section 7, The Sierra Leone Maritime Administration Act, 2000

(1) The Board shall hold its first meeting on such date and at such place as the Minister, after consultation with the Board, may determine; and thereafter, the Board shall meet for the dispatch of business and adjourn, close and otherwise regulate its meetings and procedure as it thinks fit: Provided that the Board shall meet at least four times in a year. (2) An extraordinary meeting of the Board shall be held at the request in writing of the Chairman or of one-third of the membership of the Board. (3) At a meeting of the Board where he is present, the Chairman shall preside and, in his absence, the members present may elect one of their number to preside. (4) The quorum at a meeting of the Board shall be six. (5) Each member shall have one vote but in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote. (6) The Board may at any time co-opt any person to advise or otherwise assist the Board at any of its meetings but the person co-opted shall not vote on any matter for decision by the Board. (7) All acts, matters or things authorized or required to be done by the Board shall be decided at a meeting where a quorum is present and the decision is supported by the votes of at least two-thirds of the members. (8) 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 6 No. 11 Sierra Leone Maritime Administration Act 2000 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. [Margin: Disclosure of interest.]