Malaysia legislation
Section 19
Section 19
Meetings of Board
(2)
The Board may meet as often as necessary but not less than once in each month.
(3)
The chairman or any other director may, at any time, call a meeting of the Board.
(4)
The person calling a meeting shall ensure that—
(a)
each director is given at least three days’ notice of the meeting; or
(b)
if the meeting is to be convened as a matter of urgency, the directors agree to waive the requirement under paragraph
(a)
.
(5)
At any meeting of the Board, the quorum shall be five directors, the majority of whom shall be directors appointed under subsection 16(1) and decisions shall be adopted by a simple majority of the votes of the directors present and voting:
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Provided that in the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a casting vote.
(6)
The chairman of the Board may authorize a director to use live video, television links or other appropriate communication or multimedia facilities to participate in any meeting of the Board where, prior to the meeting, the director, by notification to the chairman, has requested for such authorization and the director shall be treated as being present for the meeting.
(7)
A resolution in writing, signed by all of the directors, shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Board duly convened and held and any such resolution may consist of several documents in like form, each signed by one or more directors.
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