Section 76: Decisions of Authority and Board

(1) The decisions of the Authority or the Board, as the case may be, shall be by consensus, failing which by a majority of votes of members present and voting and in the event of equality of votes, the president or the chairperson, as the case may be, shall have a second or casting vote.

(2) The quorum of a meeting of the Authority or the Board, as the case may be, shall be three members.

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