Section 6, Civil Aviation Act, 2017 for an effective aviation safety and security

(1) The Board shall meet for the dispatch of its businessat least once every month at the offices of the Authority and at such time as the Chairman may determine. (2) The 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 5 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 behalf shall summon a special meeting within 5 days of his receipt of the notice referred to in subsection (3). (5) The quorum at any meeting of the Board shall be 5. (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 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. 14 15 Tenure of members. Meetings of Board. No. 7 The Civil Aviation Act 2019No. 7 The Civil Aviation Act 201916 17 (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) T he Board shall cause minutes of all its meetings to be taken and signed by the Chairman and kept in proper form. (10) Subject to this Act, the Board shall regulate its own procedure.