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subsections.

After subsection 25 (5):

  Insert:

"(5a) The Corporation may, subject to this section, regulate proceedings at its meeting as it considers appropriate.

"(5b) Without limiting subsection (5a), the Corporation may permit a member to participate in a meeting by telephone or any other means of communications.

"(5c) A member who is permitted to participate in a meeting under subsection (5b) is to be regarded as being present at that meeting.".

SCHEDULE—continued

After section 25:

  Insert:

Resolutions without meetings

"25a. Where the Corporation so determines, a resolution is to be taken to have been passed at a meeting of the Corporation if:

     (a) without meeting, a majority of the number of members indicate agreement with the resolution in accordance with a method determined by the Corporation; and

     (b) that majority would, if present at a meeting of the Corporation and entitled to vote on the resolution at that meeting, have constituted a quorum under paragraph 25 (5) (a).".

Subsection 26 (1):

Add at the end ", and prepare a research and development plan for each successive period referred to in subsection (5)".

Subsections 26 (2) and (3):

  Omit the subsections.

Subsection 26 (5):

  Omit the subsection, substitute:

"(5) Each subsequent research and development plan must include a statement of the objectives of the Corporation for the period of 5 years commencing at the end of the period to which the immediately preceding research and development plan relates.".

Subsection 26 (6):

  Omit "The research", substitute "A research".

After subsection 26 (6):

  Insert:

"(6a) The Corporation must, as soon as practicable after each subsequent 30 June occurring before the day of expiration of a research and development plan, review the plan, and consider whether a revision of it is necessary.

"(6b) The Corporation may, at any other time, review a research and development plan (whether or not the plan has come into operation) and consider whether a revision of it is necessary.

"(6c) Where the Minister gives to the Corporation a notice requesting that the Corporation revise a research and development plan, and setting out the reasons for making the request, it must consider, having regard to the reasons, whether the requested revision is appropriate.

SCHEDULE—continued

  "(6d) Where the Corporation considers that:

  (a) a revision of a research and development plan is necessary; or

     (b) a revision of a research and development plan, requested by the Minister, is appropriate;

it may revise the plan and submit it for the Minister's approval in accordance with subsection (7).".

Subsection 26 (7):

Omit "The research and development plan, and a revision of the", substitute "A research and development plan, and a revision of a".

Subsection 26 (8):

  Omit "the research", substitute "a research".

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