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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1THE NORTHERN IRELAND FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE BOARD

Procedure

7.—(1) The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be 5.

(2) Every question at a meeting of the Board shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting on the question, and in the case of an equal division of the votes, the chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.

(3) If–

(a)the chairman is absent from a meeting and the Board has not appointed a vice-chairman under paragraph 2(3); or

(b)both the chairman and the vice-chairman appointed by the Board under paragraph 2(3) are absent from a meeting,

the members present shall elect one of the non-executive members to act as chairman of the meeting.

(4) Subject to sub-paragraphs (1) to (3), the Board may regulate its own procedure.