Meetings of the Board shall be held from time to time and at such place as the Chairperson or the Member designated by the Chairperson may determine, and reasonable notice of such meetings or of adjourned meetings shall be given to all the Members by the Chairperson or the designated Member.A Member who participates in a meeting of the Board by any means permitted under this section is deemed to be present at the meeting. A Member may participate in a meeting of the Board from any location by any communication means as long as such means permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate orally with each other.

Where there is an equality of votes, the person chairing the meeting shall have the deciding vote.

Where consensus is not possible, decisions will be made by a majority of the votes cast on the question by the Members present at the meeting.

Any question raised at a meeting of the Board shall be decided by consensus of the Members present wherever possible.

TSB staff may attend meetings of the Board upon approval of the Chairperson.

Meetings of the Board shall not be open to the public unless the Board specifically decides otherwise.

The Chairperson, or any Member designated by the Chairperson, shall chair meetings of the Board.

The powers, duties and functions of the Board may be exercised at a meeting at which at least one-half of the members in office are present.

These By-laws become effective immediately upon their approval by the Board and shall remain in effect until such time as they are repealed or replaced by the Board.

Words in the masculine include the feminine and words in the feminine include the masculine.

In these By-laws, words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular.

'Member' has the same meaning as in the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act.

'Board' has the same meaning as in the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act.C- 23.4, approves these By-laws respecting the conduct of business at meetings of the Board effective February 1, 2014. The Board, pursuant to paragraph 8(1)(a) of the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act, R.S.C. Acts, regulations, policies, and international conventions.

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