Act 1 Uganda Communications Act 2013 5, shall be received in evidence as such an instrument without further proof unless the contrary is proved. SCHEDULE 3 Section 12 Meetings of the Board. 1. Meetings of the Board. (1) Meetings of the Board shall be convened by the chairperson, and the Commission shall meet for the transaction of business at such places and times as may be decided upon by the Board but in any case shall meet at least once every three months. (2) The chairperson or, in the absence of the chairperson, a member appointed by the Board to act in the chairperson’s place may at any time call a special meeting of the Board and shall call a special meeting upon a written request by a majority of the members of the Board. (3) The chairperson shall preside at every meeting of the Board. (4) In the absence of the chairperson, the members present may appoint a member from among themselves to preside at that meeting. 2. Quorum. The quorum at a meeting of the Board shall be four members. 3. Decisions of the Board. (1) All questions proposed at a meeting of the Board shall be decided by a simple majority of the votes of the members present and voting; and in case of an equality of votes, the person presiding shall have a casting vote in addition to that person’s deliberative vote. (2) A decision may be made by the Board without meetings but by circulation of the relevant papers among the members and by the expression of the views of the majority of the members in writing; however, any member shall be entitled to require that the decision be deferred and the matter on which a decision is sought be considered at a meeting of the Board. 61