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32 PART 4 TEMPORARY MEASURES FOR CONDUCT OF MEETINGS Alternative arrangements for meetings

27.—(1) Where personal attendance at any meeting or class of meetings is provided for in any written law or legal instrument, the Minister may, if the Minister considers that it would be inexpedient or impracticable for the meeting or class of meetings to be convened, held or conducted in the manner provided for in the written law or legal instrument in view of a control measure, by order prescribe alternative arrangements for the meeting or class of meetings.

(2) The alternative arrangements that may be prescribed include—
 * (a) provision for a meeting to be convened, held or conducted, whether wholly or partly, by electronic communication, video conferencing, tele-conferencing or other electronic means;
 * (b) provision of a period of notice for a meeting;
 * (c) provision for the quorum for a meeting to be reduced to a specified number;
 * (d) provision for voting by electronic means at a meeting;
 * (e) provision for voting at a meeting to be made by proxy and for the number of proxies to be limited to a specified number;
 * (f) provision for the person who may be appointed as proxy for a meeting;
 * (g) provision for questions to be tabled at a meeting by any of the following means:
 * (i) in writing;
 * (ii) by electronic communication, video conferencing, tele-conferencing or other electronic means;
 * (h) provision for responses to questions mentioned in paragraph (g) to be communicated by electronic