(1) The Union Territory of Puducherry’Authority shall meet at least once in three months.
(2) The Member-Secretary, when so directed by the Patron-in-Chief or in his absence by the Executive Chairman, shall convene a meeting of the Union Territory of Puducherry Authority at the place, date and time to be fixed in consultation with -the Patron-in-Chief or in his absence, the Executive Chairman of the Union Territory of Puducherry Authority.
(3) Any five members of the Union Territory of Puducherry Authority may send their requisition addressed to the Member-Secretary of the Union Territory of Puducherry Authority, for consideration of the subject or matter specified in the requisition.
(4) On receipt of the requisition, the Member-Secretary shall, in consultation with the Patron-in-Chief or in his absence the executive Chairman, convene a meeting of the Union Territory of Puducherry Authority for consideration of the subject or matter specified in the requisition:
Provided that in case the meeting of the Union Territory of Puducherry Authority is going to be held within a month from the date of receipt of the requisition, the subject or matter specified in the requisition shall be included for consideration in the agenda of such meeting with the approval of the Patron-in-Chief or in his absence the Executive Chairman.
(5) Any member desiring consideration of any subject or matter at any meeting of the Union Territory of Puducherry Authority may intimate in writing such subject or matter to the Member-Secretary and if such intimation is received before notice for the meeting is issued, it shall be included in the agenda of the meeting with the approval of the Patron-in-Chief or in his absence the Executive Chairman, but if, however, such intimation is not received before the issue of the notice of the meeting, then, the subject or matter mentioned in the notice may be considered at the meeting with the per-mission of the Chair.
(6) The Member-Secretary shall give seven days notice to the members for the meeting.
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(7) The Patron-in-Chief of the Union Territory of Puducherry Authority or in his absence the Executive Chairman of the Union Territory of Puducherry Authority shall preside at the meeting of the Union Territory of Puducherry Authority.
(8) All questions at any meeting of the Union Territory of Puducherry Authority shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting and the Patron-in-Chief or the Executive Chairman, as the case may be, presiding at the meeting, shall have a casting vote in cases of equality of votes.
(9) The quorum for the meeting shall be nine members of the Union Territory of Puducherry Authority.