15. (1) The Board shall hold such and so many meetings as may be necessary for the performance of its functions but in each year shall hold not less than 4 meetings and the interval between meetings shall not be longer than 4 months.

(2) The first meeting of the members of the Board shall be held within one month of the first meeting of the Council.

(3) At a meeting of the Board—

(a) the chairperson of the Board or, if appropriate, the judge nominated by him or her under section 12(3) shall, if present, be the chairperson of the meeting, or

(b) if and so long as the chairperson of the Board or, if appropriate, the judge nominated by him or her under section 12(3) is not present, the next most senior judge present shall be the chairperson of the meeting.

(4) Every question at a meeting of the Board shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members of the Board present and voting on the question and, in the case of an equal division of the votes, the chairperson of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.

(5) The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be 6 or such greater number as the Board may determine.