Section 13: Board meetings
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13. Board meetings
(1) The Board shall meet at least once every 3 months.
(2) Subject to subsection (1), a meeting of the Board shall be held at
such place and at such time as the Chairperson may determine.
(3) Not less than 3 Commissioners may, by notice in writing, submit a
request to the Chairperson to convene a meeting.
(4) Where a request is made under subsection (3), the Chairperson shall
convene a special meeting within 21 days of the request.
(5) Where the Chairperson is absent or unable to act or has vacated his
office, the Commissioners shall elect one of their number to act as Chairperson.
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(6) A Commissioner appointed under subsection (5) shall not act as
Chairperson for a period of more than 3 months.
(7) The Chairperson and 2 Commissioners shall constitute a quorum for
any meeting of the Board.
(8) Every decision shall be taken by a majority of votes of the members
entitled to vote and, in case of an equality of votes, the Chairperson shall
exercise a casting vote.
(9) The Chairperson or a Commissioner shall, in relation to any matter before the Authority in which he, or any person related by blood or marriage to
the Chairperson or the Commissioner, has a pecuniary or other material
interest—
(a) disclose the nature of that interest in writing at or before the
meeting convened to discuss that matter;
(b) refrain from taking part in any deliberation of the Board relating
to that matter; and
(c) leave the meeting during the time the matter is being deliberated
at the meeting.
(10) The Chairperson or any Commissioner may resign his office by notice in writing addressed to the President of the Republic, provided such notice is given not less than 30 days prior to the date on which the resignation
is to take effect.
(11) Subject to this section, the Board shall regulate its proceedings in
such manner as it thinks fit.
(12) For the purposes of subsections (7) and (8), “Chairperson” includes
a Commissioner elected to act as Chairperson under subsection (5).