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THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION ORDINANCE - SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
[section 10]
PROVISION WITH RESPECT TO MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES
OF THE COUNCIL
1. Meetings of the Council shall be held at such times and places as may be appointed by the person for the time being acting as Chairman, who shall preside at all such meetings.
2. The Deputy Chairman shall act as Chairman if the Chairman is absent from Hong Kong or is, for any other reason, unable to act as Chairman, or if the office of Chairman is vacant.
3. If for any period both the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman are absent from Hong Kong or are, for any other reason, unable to act as Chairman, or if the offices of Chairman and Deputy Chairman are vacant, the members of the Council may elect one of their numbers appointed under section 8(1)(f)(i) of this Ordinance to act as Chairman for that period. (Amended 65 of 1996 s. 11)
4. At any meeting of the Council 1/2 of the members for the time being shall constitute a quorum.
5. A meeting of the Council may be adjourned by the person presiding or, if the meeting so resolves, by a decision of the meeting.
6. At meetings of the Council on any matter on which a decision is taken by vote-(a) an affirmative vote of a majority of those members present qualified to vote on the matter shall be required for the passing of a resolution; (Amended 65 of 1996 s. 11)
(b) the person presiding shall have a casting as well as a deliberative vote.
7. If the Chairman so decides in respect of a particular meeting, any member of the Council who is an employee, adviser, consultant or full-time student of the Institute may be excluded from the whole or part of that meeting.
8. If a member present at a meeting of the Council has any pecuniary or other personal interest in any matter to be considered at that meeting, he shall-(a) as soon as possible after the commencement of the meeting, disclose the existence and nature of the interest;
(b) if so required-(i) by the person presiding; or
(ii) where the person presiding is the interested person, by a majority of the members of the Council who are present at the meeting,
withdraw from the meeting while the matter is being considered; and
(c) not vote on that matter.
9. The Council may transact any of its business by circulation of papers and for that purpose a resolution in writing which is approved in writing by a majority of the members for the time being shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Council, but a person to whom section 8 of this Schedule applies shall not vote and shall not be counted in calculating the majority for approval of such a resolution.
10. The powers of the Council shall not be affected by-(a) any vacancy in its membership;
(b) any defect in the appointment or qualification of a person purporting to be a member; or
(c) any minor irregularity in the convening of any meeting of the Council.
11. The exercise of any power by the Council may be signified by the person presiding at the meeting or other deliberation at which such power was exercised, or by any person from time to time authorized by the Council to signify the exercise of such power.
12. The fixing of the seal of the Institute shall be-(a) authorized or ratified by resolution of the Council; and
(b) authenticated by the signature of any 2 members of the Council, authorized by the Council either generally or specially to act for that purpose.
(Enacted 1994)