48. (1) The Judicial Conduct Committee shall hold such and so many meetings as may be necessary for the performance of its functions.

(2) The first meeting of the Judicial Conduct Committee shall be held not later than 1 month after the date on which the Committee stands established under section 43(1)(b).

(3) At a meeting of the Judicial Conduct Committee—

(a) the chairperson of that Committee shall, if present, be the chairperson of the meeting, or

(b) if and so long as the chairperson of that Committee is not present, the next most senior judge present shall be the chairperson of the meeting.

(4) Every question at a meeting of the Judicial Conduct Committee shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members of the Judicial Conduct Committee 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 Judicial Conduct Committee shall be 5, of whom—

(a) not fewer than 3 shall be ex officio members of the Judicial Conduct Committee or elected members of the Judicial Conduct Committee, and

(b) not fewer than 2 shall be lay members of the Judicial Conduct Committee.

(6) Subject to this Act and any procedures specified by it under section 52, the Judicial Conduct Committee shall regulate its own procedures.