136.—(1) Where it appears to the Board to be expedient or convenient for the purposes of determining a referral under section 34(5), 96(5) or 193(2), the Board may, in its absolute discretion, convene a meeting of the parties.

(2) The Board shall keep a record in writing of a meeting convened in accordance with this section and a copy of the record shall be placed and kept with the documents to which the referral concerned relates and, where the referral is connected with an appeal, with the documents to which the appeal concerned relates.