Paragraph 3 Conveners and depute conveners
Each board shall appoint from its membership a convener and depute convener, but the convener and depute convener shall not, at any time, be members of the same constituent authority.
The convener and depute convener of a board shall each hold office until whichever is the earlier of—
the date of the ordinary election next following the date of his appointment; and
the date of his ceasing to be a member of the board.
The convener, or in his absence the depute convener, shall preside at all meetings of a board, but where both the convener and the depute convener are absent from any meeting the members present shall appoint a convener for that meeting.
In the event of an equality of votes at a meeting, the convener of that meeting shall, subject to sub-paragraph (5) below, have a casting vote as well as a deliberative vote.
Where there is an equality of votes at a meeting and the matter which is the subject of the vote relates to the appointment of a member of the board to any particular office or sub-committee of the board, the decision shall be by lot.