Hong Kong Ordinances

NURSES REGISTRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 4

Meetings of the Council

(Past version on 03/05/1999).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) The Council shall meet at such times and in such places-

   (a)  as the chairman may from time to time direct; or

   (b)  as may be requested in writing addressed to the chairman by not less
        than 7 members. (Amended 9 of 2002 s. 4)

(2) At any meeting of the Council 7 members shall be a quorum. (Amended 9 of
2002 s. 4)

(3) The validity of any proceedings of the Council shall not be affected by
any vacancy among the members thereof or by any defect in the appointment of
any member thereto.

(4) All questions for determination at any meeting of the Council shall be
decided by a majority vote of the members present at such meeting and voting
on the question. (Amended 9 of 2002 s. 4)

(4A) Nothing in subsection (4) shall be construed to prevent any question for
determination by the Council being so decided by a majority opinion of the
members on circulation to the members of papers relating to the question.
(Added 9 of 2002 s. 4)

(5) The chairman at any meeting of the Council shall have an original vote and
also, if upon any question the votes are equally divided, a casting vote
except in the case of an inquiry held under section 17 in which case he shall
have only an original vote.

(6) The Council may make standing orders for regulating procedure at, or in
connection with, its meetings. (Amended 82 of 1997 s. 21)