Section 16
Meetings of Board.
The Major Port Trusts Act, 1963
About this Act
An Act to make provision for the constitution of port authorities for certain major ports in India and to vest the administration, control and management of such ports in such authorities and for matters connected therewith.
(1) A Board shall meet at such times and places and shall, subject to the
provisions of sub-sections (2), (3) and (4), observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of
business at its meetings as may be provided by rules made under this Act.
(2) The Chairman or, in his absence, the Deputy Chairman, and in the absence of both, any person chosen by the Trustees present from among themselves, shall preside at meetings of the Board.
(3) All questions at a meeting of the Board shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the Trustees present and voting and, in the case of an equality of votes, the person presiding shall have a second or casting vote.
(4) No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the Board unless not less than five Trustees are present throughout such meeting.
(2) The Chairman or, in his absence, the Deputy Chairman, and in the absence of both, any person chosen by the Trustees present from among themselves, shall preside at meetings of the Board.
(3) All questions at a meeting of the Board shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the Trustees present and voting and, in the case of an equality of votes, the person presiding shall have a second or casting vote.
(4) No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the Board unless not less than five Trustees are present throughout such meeting.