SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Part 2Proceedings of NDA
Quorums
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1
A decision of the NDA relating to a matter mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) is ineffective unless a majority of the members who—
a
were present at the meeting at which the decision was made, or
b
otherwise had an opportunity of participating in the decision-making process,
consisted of non-executive members.
2
Those matters are—
a
the NDA’s strategy under section 11 or any modification of that strategy;
b
its annual plan under section 13 or any modification of that plan;
c
the arrangements for regulating the proceedings of the NDA;
d
the delegation of anything to a committee or to a member of the NDA or of its staff, or any further delegation.
3
A decision by the NDA for regulating its own proceedings may determine what, for the purposes of this paragraph, constitutes an opportunity of participating in the decision-making process.
4
A question for the purposes of this paragraph about whether a member—
a
was present at a meeting of the NDA, or
b
satisfied the requirements that needed to be satisfied for him to be treated as having had an opportunity of participating in a decision,
must be determined (if there are any) exclusively by reference to official minutes of the meeting or decision.
5
For this purpose the official minutes of a meeting or decision are those made in accordance with the arrangements made under paragraph 12.