law: The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 
  17. Proceedings of
  
  Food Authority. - 
  1.     
  
    The
  
  Food Authority shall meet at the head office or any of its offices at such time
  
  as the Chairperson may direct, and shall observe such rules of procedure in
  
  regard to the transaction of business at its meetings (including the quorum at
  
  its meetings) as may be specified by regulations.
  2.     
  
    If
  
  the Chairperson is unable to attend a meeting of the Food Authority, any other
  
  Member nominated by the Chairperson in this behalf and, in the absence of such
  
  nomination or where there is no Chairperson, any Member chosen by the Members
  
  present from amongst themselves, shall preside at the meeting.
  3.     
  
    All
  
  questions which come up before any meeting of the Food Authority shall be
  
  decided by a majority of votes of the Members present and voting, and in the
  
  event of an equality of votes, the Chairperson or the person presiding over the
  
  meeting shall have the right to exercise a second or casting vote.
  4.     
  
  
  
    All
  
  orders and decisions of the Food Authority shall be authenticated by the Chief
  
  Executive Officer.
  5.     
  
    The
  
  Chief Executive Officer shall take part in the meetings of the Food Authority
  
  but without a right to vote.
  6.     
  
    The
  
  Food Authority may invite the Chairperson of the Scientific Committee to attend
  
  its meetings but without a right to vote.
  7.     
  
    No
  
  act or proceedings of the Food Authority shall be questioned or invalidated
  
  merely on the ground of existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution
  
  of the Food Authority.