Section 176 of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of ''Subject to section 176A and'' for ''Subject to'',

(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3):

''(3) That duty is to make provision for participation in any such meeting by the use of electronic communications technology in accordance with section 176A.'',

and

(c) in subsection (4), by the substitution of ''by the use of electronic communications technology in accordance with section 176A'' for ''using any technology that provides members, as a whole, with a reasonable opportunity to participate''.