| 56. |
The Directors may meet together
for the despatch of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate
their meetings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting
shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality
of votes the Chairman shall not be entitled to a second or casting
vote. |
| 57. |
The Chairman may, and on the request
of a Director the Secretary shall, at anytime summon a meeting
of the Directors. |
| 58. |
The quorum necessary for the transaction
of the business of the Directors shall be three or such higher
number as from time to time may be fixed by the Directors. |
| 59. |
The continuing Directors may at
any time act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body: Provided
that in case the Directors shall at any time be reduced in number
to less than the minimum number fixed by or in accordance with
these Articles the continuing Directors may act for the purpose
of appointing an additional Director or Directors to make up
such minimum or of summoning a General Meeting of the Association
but for no other purpose. |
| 60. |
The Directors may from time to time
appoint and remove a Chairman. The Chairman shall preside at
all meetings of the Directors but, if no such Chairman be appointed
or if at any meeting the Chairman be not present within five
minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors
present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of such
meeting. |
| 61. |
The Directors may delegate any of
their powers, duties or discretions to Committees consisting
of such one or more members of their body as they think fit.
Any Committee so formed shall in the exercise of any power, duty
or discretion so delegated conform to any regulations that may
from time to time be imposed upon it by the Directors. |
| 62. |
The meetings and proceedings of
any such Committee consisting of two or more members shall be
governed by the provisions of these Articles regulating the meetings
and proceedings of the Directors so far as the same are applicable
and are not superseded by any regulations made by the Directors
under the last preceding Article. |
| 63. |
All acts bona fide done by any meeting
of Directors or of a Committee of the Directors or by any person
acting as a Director shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards
discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any
such Director or person acting as aforesaid or that they or any
of them were disqualified or had vacated office or were not entitled
to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed,
was qualified and had continued to be a Director and had been
entitled to vote. |
| 64. |
The Directors shall cause proper
minutes to be made of all proceedings of General Meetings of
the Association and of meetings of Directors and Committees of
Directors and of the attendances thereat and of all appointments
of officers made by the Directors. |
| 65. |
A resolution in writing signed by
all the Directors shall be as effective for all purposes as a
resolution duly passed at a meeting of the Directors duly convened
and held, and may consist of several documents in the like form
each signed by one or more Directors. |