PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS 32.1 The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be a majority of the Directors then in office.
32.2 Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
32.3 A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or any committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors, the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is located at the start of the meeting.
32.4 A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of the Directors or, in the case of a resolution in writing relating to the removal of any Director or the vacation of office by any Director, all of the Directors other than the Director who is the subject of such resolution shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held.
32.5 A Director may, or other Officer on the direction of a Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days’ notice in writing to every Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors either at, before or after the meeting is held. To any such notice of a meeting of the Directors all the provisions of the Articles relating to the giving of notices by the Company to the Members shall apply mutatis mutandis.
32.6 The continuing Directors (or a sole continuing Director, as the case may be) may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to the Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to be equal to such fixed number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose.
32.7 The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.
32.8 All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director, and/or that they or any of them were disqualified, and/or had vacated their office and/or were not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and/or not disqualified to be a Director and/or had not vacated their office and/or had been entitled to vote, as the case may be.
32.9 A Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director.
Meetings of Committee The Joint Committee shall meet every two (2) months at a mutually agreeable time and place. Employees shall not suffer any loss of basic pay for time spent on this Committee.
Proceedings; Orders (a) There is no pending Proceeding and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no Person has threatened to commence any Proceeding:
(i) to which Company is a party or which directly relates to any of the assets owned or used by the Company (whether or not the Company is named as a party thereto) and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no event has occurred, and no claim, dispute or other condition or circumstance exists, that would be reasonably expected to give rise to, or serve as a reasonable basis for, the commencement of any such Proceeding; or
(ii) that challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, the Acquisition or the Company’s ability to comply with or perform its obligations and covenants under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Agreements and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no event has occurred, and no claim, dispute or other condition or circumstance exists, that would be reasonably expected to give rise to, or serve as a reasonable basis for, the commencement of any such Proceeding.
(b) Within the last five years, no material Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no such Proceeding has been threatened.
(c) There is no Order to which the Company, or any of the assets owned by the Company, is subject.
(d) To the Company’s Knowledge, neither the General Partner nor any officer, employee, or contractor of the Company or of the General Partner, is subject to any Order that prohibits the General Partner, officer, employee or contractor of the Company or the General Partner from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the Company’s business.
(e) There is no proposed Order that, if issued or otherwise put into effect (i) would or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) would otherwise have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with the Acquisition.
PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless a quorum is present. A Member counts towards the quorum by being present either in person or by proxy. Two persons entitled to vote upon the business to be transacted, each being a Member or a proxy of a Member or a duly authorised representative of a Member organisation shall constitute a quorum.
Jurisdiction of Committee The Committee shall not have jurisdiction over wages, or any matter of collective bargaining, including the administration of this Collective Agreement. The Committee shall not supersede the activities of any other committee of the Union or of the Employer and does not have the power to bind either the Union or its members or the Employer to any decisions or conclusions reached in their discussions. The Committee shall have the power to make recommendations to the Union and the Employer with respect to its discussions and conclusions.
Meetings of the Committee a) The Committee shall meet at the request of one of the central parties.
Actions, Suits and Proceedings There are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority now pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) that could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed Matters) or (ii) that involve this Agreement or the Transactions.
Appointment of Arbitrators 1. Except to the extent that the competent authorities of the Contracting States mutually agree on different rules, paragraphs 2 through 4 shall apply for the purposes of Articles 24A to 24H.
2. The following rules shall govern the appointment of the members of an arbitration panel:
(a) The arbitration panel shall consist of three individual members with expertise or experience in international tax matters.
(b) Each competent authority shall appoint one panel member within 60 days of the date of the request for arbitration under paragraph 1 of Article 24A (Mandatory Binding Arbitration). The two panel members so appointed shall, within 60 days of the latter of their appointments, appoint a third member who shall serve as Chair of the arbitration panel. The Chair shall not be a national or resident of either Contracting State.
(c) Each member appointed to the arbitration panel must be impartial and independent of the competent authorities, tax administrations, and ministries of finance of the Contracting States and of all persons directly affected by the case (as well as their advisors) at the time of accepting an appointment, maintain his or her impartiality and independence throughout the proceedings, and avoid any conduct for a reasonable period of time thereafter which may damage the appearance of impartiality and independence of the arbitrators with respect to the proceedings.
3. In the event that the competent authority of a Contracting State fails to appoint a member of the arbitration panel in the manner and within the time periods specified in paragraph 2 or agreed to by the competent authorities of the Contracting States, a member shall be appointed on behalf of that competent authority by the highest ranking official of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that is not a national of either Contracting State.
4. If the two initial members of the arbitration panel fail to appoint the Chair in the manner and within the time periods specified in paragraph 2 or agreed to by the competent authorities of the Contracting States, the Chair shall be appointed by the highest ranking official of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that is not a national of either Contracting State.
Appointment of Arbitrator When a Party has requested that a grievance be submitted to arbitration, an arbitrator shall be selected from the following list: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxx
Actions and Proceedings Lender has the right to appear in and defend any action or proceeding brought with respect to the Property and to bring any action or proceeding, in the name and on behalf of Borrower, which Lender, in its discretion, decides should be brought to protect its interest in the Property.
