8. Meetings of Board of Directors of Institute

The Board of Directors of the Institute may meet at such times and places as the Board, or the Chairperson of the Institute, may determine.

A member of the Board of Directors of the Institute may participate in a meeting of the Board through such means of communication (such as over the telephone or through a live audio, live video or live television link) as the Board may determine.

A member of the Board of Directors of the Institute who participates in a meeting of the Board in accordance with subsection (2) is deemed to be present at the meeting.

A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Institute constitutes a quorum for any meeting of the Board.

All questions arising at any meeting of the Board of Directors of the Institute are to be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present.

At any meeting of the Board of Directors of the Institute, the Chairperson of the Institute has a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, has a casting vote.

The Board of Directors of the Institute may regulate its own procedure and, in particular, the holding of meetings, the notice to be given of meetings, the proceedings thereat and the keeping of minutes and the custody, production and inspection of those minutes.

The validity of the proceedings of the Board of Directors of the Institute is not affected by any vacancy among its members or by any irregularity in the appointment of any member.