Cap. 581 Art. 12Provisions with respect to proceedings of the Commission.

(1) The Commission shall meet within one month from its constitution, and meetings of the Commission shall be called by the Commissioner as often as may be necessary but not less than once every two months, either on his own initiative or at the request of any two of the other members thereafter.

(2) Attendance by all members shall be compulsory, with failure to attend without reasonable cause for three consecutive meetings resulting in an immediate and automatic motion for removal.

(3) The quorum for meetings of the Commission shall be half the number of its members, one of whom shall be the Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner.

(4) Decisions of the Commission shall be taken by a simple majority of the votes of the members present and in the event of an equality of votes the Commissioner shall have a casting vote.

(5) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Commission shall, in general, regulate its own proceedings.

(6) The Commission may appoint sub-committees or working groups from among its members as it deems appropriate in order to better discharge its functions.

(7) The validity of any proceedings of the Commission shall not be affected by any vacancy among the members of the Commission or by any defect in the appointment of any member.

(8) The Commission may appoint any of its officers or employees to act as Secretary and to assist with taking of minutes of its meetings.

(9) The Commission may from time to time invite any person to attend one or more of its meetings, in particular to provide expert advice on specific issues.