9.—(1) The Chairman shall summon meetings of the Board as often as may be required.
(2) At every meeting of the Board 6 members shall form a quorum.
(3) Every decision at a meeting of the Board shall be adopted by a simple majority of the votes of the members present and voting, except that in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman or, in his absence, the Deputy Chairman of the Board shall have a casting vote.
(4) The Chairman or, in his absence, the Deputy Chairman shall preside at a meeting of the Board.
(5) In the absence of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman at a meeting of the Board, such member as the members present may elect shall preside at the meeting.
(6) The Board may grant leave of absence from a meeting of the Board to a member thereof.
(7) The Board shall not be precluded from holding a meeting or acting in any matter merely by reason of any vacancy in its membership.
(8) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may make standing orders to regulate its own procedure.