Section 18

The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board and in his absence, the directors present shall elect a chairman from among the directors referred to in paragraph 11(2)(e) and the person so elected shall preside and have all the powers of the Chairman.

(Deleted by Act A1647).

The decisions of the Board shall be adopted by a simple majority of the votes of the directors present and voting.

In the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote.

A resolution in writing, signed by all the directors for the time being entitled to receive notice of a meeting of the directors, shall be as valid and effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the directors duly convened and held and any such resolution may consist of several documents in like form, each signed by one or more directors.

Nothing in this section shall prevent the Chairman from authorizing 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.