Traditional and Alternative Medicine No. 23 2002 27 (3) The Chairman or in his absence, the Vice-Chairman, shall preside at every meeting of the Committee and in their absence, the members present, shall appoint a member from amongst themselves to preside over the meeting. 8. The quorum at any meetings of the Committees shall be half of the members in office. Quorum 9. All matters proposed at any meeting of the Committees shalI be decided by a majority of votes of members present and voting and in the event an equality of votes, the Chairman or a person presiding over the meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote. Decision of the Committees I O.-{ I) The Registrar shall record and keep minutes of all business conducted or transacted at the meetings and the minutes of each meeting shall be read and confirmed or amended and confirmed at the next meeting and be signed by the Chairman or person presided over the meeting and the Secretary. Minutes of meetings (2) Any minutes purporting to be signed by the Chairman or person presiding over the meeting and the Secretary shall in the absence of proof of error be deemed to be a correct record of the meeting whose minutes they purport to be. 11. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the Committees may regulate their own proceedings. THIRD SCHEDULE Made under section 5(7) REGULATION OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE REMEDIES, HERBAL MEDICINE AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE REMEDIES. I. The Council shall, for the purpose of better carrying out of the provisions of this Act: (a) regulate alternative medicine remedies, methods and appliances; (b) regulate traditional medicine remedies in order: (i) (ii) (Hi) to regulate local marketing of traditional remedies; to guarantee safe use by the population; to ensure that the sale of remedies is not done outside a region under which he practices without approval of the Council; (c) regulate herbal medicine and other traditional medicine practices; (d) to enforce registration of traditional and alternative medicine facilities; and regulate importation and exportation of traditional medicine remedies, herbal medicine and alternative medicine remedies. (t) to protect medicinal plants grown within the country.; (g) to manaae traditional medicine remedies at the practioner's level; and (h) to provide for sustainable management, utilization and development of material medical used in traditional medicine, mostly plants. (e) Committees may regulate its own proceeding