(1) The committee shall meet at least 3 times in each period of 12 months at such place and time as the committee may determine.

(2) Additional meetings of the committee may be convened by the secretary at the request of the president, or at the request of a majority of the committee members.

(3) The committee may hold its meeting at one or more venues using any technology that gives the committee as a whole a reasonable opportunity to participate. Notice of meetings, agendas, resolutions and decisions of meetings using such technology shall have the same status and as far as reasonably practicable be subject to the same requirements as those associated with and resolved at face to face meetings.

(4) Oral or written notice of a meeting of the committee shall be given by the secretary to each member of the committee at least 48 hours (or such other period as may be unanimously agreed on by the members of the committee) before the time appointed for the holding of the meeting.

(5) Notice of a meeting given under sub-clause (4) above shall specify the general nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting and no business other than that business shall be transacted at the meeting, except business which the committee members present at the meeting unanimously agree to treat as urgent business.

(6) Five committee members shall form a quorum at any meeting of the committee and the presiding officer shall have a deliberative and casting vote.

(7) No business is to be transacted by the committee unless a quorum is present and if, within half an hour of the time appointed for the meeting, a quorum is not present, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same place and at the same hour of the same day in the following week.

(8) If at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour of the time appointed for the meeting, the meeting shall be dissolved.

(9) If at a meeting of the committee the president is absent or unwilling to act, such one of the remaining members of the committee as may be chosen by the members present at the meeting shall preside.