S.L. 260.3 Art. 105Meetings and proceedings of the Board.

(1) The Board shall meet at least once a month at

Corradino Correctional Facility or at such other place as the Board may from time to time determine.

(2) Except where otherwise provided in these regulations, the quorum for meetings of the Board shall be of half the number of members plus one.

(3) The meetings of the Board shall be presided by the Chairman or in his absence the Deputy Chairman or a member appointed by the Board to preside the meeting.

(4) The Director may attend the whole or any part of a meeting of the Board if so invited by the Board and shall give to the Board any information it may require for the due exercise of its functions.

(5) All monthly meetings of the Board and its meetings with the prisoners shall be minuted. A note shall also be kept of any subsequent action taken: Provided that it shall be the responsibility of the Board to retain all relevant information, including minutes of meetings and of interviews with inmates, reports of visits and inspections and any other records in order that they are made available to the Committees established by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

(5A) The Board shall hold regular meetings with the Minister responsible for Prisons.

(6) Evidence on oath in connection with a complaint or an enquiry under these regulations may be heard by one or more of the Board’s members as may be designated for that purpose by the Board which shall also designate the member who will administer the oath.