(1) The Authority shall hold such and so many meetings as may be necessary for the due performance of its functions, but in each year shall hold not less than one meeting in each period of 3 months.

(2) The Authority may hold or continue a meeting by the use of any means of communication by which all the participants can hear and be heard at the same time.

(3) The chairperson shall -

(a) fix the date, time and place of the first meeting of the Authority, and

(b) at that first meeting, draw lots for the purposes of section 17(2).

(4) The quorum for a meeting of the Authority shall be 4.

(5) At a meeting of the Authority -

(a) the chairperson shall, if present, be the chairperson of the meeting, and

(b) if and so long as the chairperson is not present or if the office of chairperson is vacant, the members of the Authority who are present shall choose one of their number to act as the chairperson of the meeting.