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Rh duties of his office, either generally or in relation to any particular proceedings, the Minister may appoint some other duly qualified person to discharge the duties of that member for any period, not exceeding 6 months at one time, or, as the case may be, in relation to those proceedings; and a person so appointed shall, during that period or in relation to those proceedings, have the same powers as the person in whose place he is appointed.

Quorum

154. If at any time there are more than two members of the Tribunal, in addition to the President, then, for the purposes of any proceedings, the Tribunal may consist of the President together with any two or more of those members.

Decision of Tribunal

155. If the members of the Tribunal dealing with any reference or application are unable to agree as to the order to be made by the Tribunal, a decision shall be taken by the votes of the majority; and, in the event of an equality of votes, the President shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.

Sittings of Tribunal

156.—(1) Sittings of the Tribunal shall be held at such places and times as the President determines.

(2) The exercise of the powers of the Tribunal shall not be affected by a vacancy or vacancies in the membership of the Tribunal. Division 3—Inquiries by, and Applications and References to, the Tribunal Inquiries into royalty payable in respect of records of musical works

157.—(1) This section shall apply where the Minister charged with the responsibility for trade and industry requests the Tribunal in pursuance of section 59 to hold an inquiry in relation to the royalty, or the minimum royalty, payable in respect of records generally, or in respect of records included in a particular class of records.