Medicines and Allied Substances [No. of 2013 41 (3) A meeting of the Board may be called by the Chairperson, upon giving notice of not less than fourteen days, and shall be called by the Chairperson if not less than one-third of the members so request in writing,except that if the urgency of any particular matter does not permit the giving of the notice, a special meeting may be called upon giving a shorter notice. (4) The Chairperson, or in the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson, with six other members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board. (5) There shall preside at any meeting of the Board— (a) the Chairperson; (b) in the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson; and (c) in the absence of the Chairperson and the ViceChairperson, such other member as the members present may elect for the purpose of that meeting. (6) A decision of the Board on any question shall be by a majority of the members present and voting at the meeting and in the event of an equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to that person’s deliberative vote. (7) The Board may invite any person, whose presence is in its opinion desirable, to attend and to participate in the deliberations of the meeting of the Board, but that person shall not have any vote. (8) Where a member is for any reason unable to attend a meeting of the Board, the member may, in writing, nominate another person from the same organisation to attend the meeting in that member’s stead and that person shall be deemed to be a member for the purpose of that meeting. (9) The validity of any proceedings, acts or decisions of the Board shall not be affected by any vacancy in the membership of the Board or by any defect in the appointment of any member or by reason that any person not entitled to do so, took part in the proceedings. 4. There shall be paid to a member of the Board or a committee of the Board such allowances as the Minister may determine. Allowances of member 5. (1) If any person is present at a meeting of the Board or any committee of the Board at which any matter is the subject of consideration, and in which matter that person or that persons relative is directly or indirectly interested in a private capacity, that Disclosure of interest