329.—(1) The External Oversight Body shall hold such and so many meetings, which shall be no less than 6 meetings in every 12 month period, as may be necessary for the performance of its functions.

(2) The chairperson of the External Oversight Body shall fix the date, time and place of the first meeting of the External Oversight Body which shall be a date no later than the end of the period of 3 months beginning on the establishment day.

(3) The chairperson of the External Oversight Body may call a meeting of the External Oversight Body to be held at any reasonable time.

(4) Any 4 members of the External Oversight Body may call a meeting of the External Oversight Body where the chairperson—

(a) refuses to call a meeting after being presented with a request for that purpose signed by not fewer than 4 members of the External Oversight Body, or

(b) without refusing to call a meeting, does not call one within 7 days after being presented with a request under paragraph (a).

(5) The members present at a meeting called under subsection (4) shall choose one of their number to chair the meeting.

(6) At a meeting of the External Oversight Body—

(a) the chairperson of the External Oversight Body shall, where present, chair the meeting, or

(b) where and so long as the chairperson of the External Oversight Body is not present or where that office is vacant, the other members of the External Oversight Body who are present shall choose one of their number to chair the meeting.

(7) The quorum for a meeting of the External Oversight Body shall—

(a) where subsection (4) applies, be 3 members and the member chosen under subsection (5) to chair the meeting,

(b) where paragraph (b) of subsection (6) applies, be 3 members and the member chosen under the said paragraph (b) to chair the meeting, and

(c) in any other case, be 4 members and the chairperson of the External Oversight Body.

(8) Each member of the External Oversight Body present at a meeting of the External Oversight Body shall have a vote.

(9) Every question at a meeting of the External Oversight Body on which a vote is required shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members of the External Oversight Body present and voting on the question and, in the case of an equal division of votes, the chairperson of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.

(10) In addition to a meeting with all participants physically present, the External Oversight Body 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 (in this section referred to as a "remote meeting").

(11) A member of the External Oversight Body who participates in a remote meeting is taken for all purposes to have been present at the meeting.

(12) Subject to this Part, the External Oversight Body may determine its own procedures.]