15The quorum of the licensing authority and the arrangements relating to its meetings shall be such as the licensing authority may determine.
16(1)A member of the licensing authority who is in any way directly or indirectly interested in any matter which falls to be considered by the authority shall disclose the nature of his interest at a meeting of the licensing authority and the disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
(2)The member shall not take part after the disclosure in any deliberation or decision with respect to the matter.
17The validity of any proceedings of the licensing authority shall not be affected by any vacancy among the members or by any defect in the appointment of a member or by any failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph 16 above.