Schedule 1
(Section 24)
CONDUCT OF MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION
1. The Commission shall meet at such times and at such places as the Commission considers necessary or expedient for the transaction of the business of the Commission.
2. The chairperson may at any time call a special meeting of the Commission, and shall call a special meeting of the Commission within 14 days of receipt of a request for that purpose addressed to him or her in writing and signed by any 2 commissioners.
3. The quorum of the Commission at any meeting shall be 3 commissioners.
4. In the absence of the chairperson, the commissioners present shall elect from their number a commissioner to preside at the meeting of the Commission.
5. Decisions of the Commission shall be by majority of votes of members present and voting.
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(a) Minutes of each meeting of the Commission shall be recorded and kept by the Secretary to the Commission.
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(b) A certified copy of the minutes of each meeting confirmed by the Commission shall be forwarded to the Minister within 14 days after the meeting at which they were confirmed.
7. The Commission may invite any person to attend any meeting of the Commission where the Commission considers it necessary to do so, but that person shall not vote on matters before the Commission.
8. Subject to this Schedule, the Commission may regulate its own procedure, and may delegate to any commissioner power and authority to carry out on behalf of the Commission such duties as the Commission may determine.
9. Where a commissioner has an interest, directly or indirectly, in any matter before the Commission in which his or her private capacity conflicts with his or her duties as a commissioner and which matter is a subject of consideration by the Commission, commissioner shall, as soon as practicable after becoming aware of the interest in the matter, disclose his or her interest to the chairperson.
10. The commissioner referred to in paragraph 9 of this Schedule shall not, unless otherwise decided by the Commission, take part in the consideration of the matter, and if allowed to take part in the consideration of the matter he or she shall not vote on the matter.