2. pants

Participation and voting

rights

2.1 The PKD Board will be composed of a minimum of five and a

maximum of fifteen delegates, who will be known as Members. When

the number of Participants exceeds fifteen, the Chairperson of

the Board, in consultation with all Participants that are current

with their fee payments as established in Attachment B, will

recommend to the Council, for its approval, the composition of

the Board.

2.2 The delegates will be appointed by the Council for a term

up to three years.

2.3 Each Member will have one vote. When voting is required, a

decision by the Board will be arrived at by simple majority;

however, when the votes are equally divided, the Chairperson's

vote will prevail. Participants may designate a delegate from

another Participant as their delegate. This delegāte will carry

and exercise voting rights on behalf of the party

represented.

2.4 When a vote is required on any difference between

Participants relating to the application or interpretation of the

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Regarding Participation and

Cost Sharing in the Electronic Machine Readable Travel

Documents ICAO Public Key Directory (ICAO PKD) as indicated

therein in paragraph 10, the Participants involved in the

difference will not be able to exercise their voting rights.