13 (c) whether through disagreements amongst its members or otherwise, the Board is unable to carry out any of its functions in terms of this Act; and that it is in the national interest to do so, the Minister may, by written notice to the chairperson and Director, dismiss all members, and their offices shall become vacant as soon as the Director receives the notice. (2) Before dismissing all the members in terms of subparagraph (1), the Minister shall consult the President and act in accordance with any directions the President may give him or her. Filling of vacancies on Board 5.(1) Subject to this Part, within three months after a member’s death or his or her vacation of office in terms of paragraph 3, the Minister shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy. (2) Within one month after dismissing all the members in terms of paragraph 4, the Minister shall, subject to this Part, appoint persons to fill the vacancies. Meetings and procedure of Board 6.(1) Subject to this Act, the Board shall meet for the dispatch of business and adjourn, close and otherwise regulate its meetings and procedures as it thinks fit. (2) The chairperson may himself or herself at any time and shall, at the request in writing of not fewer than two members, convene a special meeting of the Board, which meeting shall be convened for a date not sooner than seven days or later than thirty days after receipt of such request. (3) The chairperson or, in his or her absence, the vice-chairperson, shall preside at meetings of the Board. (4) A majority of members shall form a quorum at any meeting of the Board. (5) All acts, matters or things authorised or required to be done by the Board may be decided by a majority vote at a meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present. (6) Subject to paragraph 9, at all meetings of the Board each member present shall have one vote on each question before the Board : Provided that⎯ (i) in the event of an equality of votes, the chairperson or person presiding shall have a casting vote in addition to his or her deliberative vote; (ii) no member shall take part in the consideration or discussion of, or vote on, any question before the Board which relates to his or her vacation of office as a member. (7) Any proposal circulated among all members of the Board and agreed to by a majority of them shall have the same effect as a resolution passed at a duly constituted meeting of the Board and shall be incorporated in the minutes of the next succeeding meeting of the Board : Provided that, if a member requires that any such proposal be placed before the Board, this subsection shall not apply to the proposal. (8) With approval of the Minister, the Board may co-opt any person to the Board, but a coopted person shall have no vote in any decision by the Board.