Cap. 581 Art. 7Appointment and composition. 

(1) The Commission shall be composed of a

Commissioner who shall be called the Commissioner on Gender-

Based Violence and Domestic Violence and not less than six but not more than twelve other members, one of whom shall be a person with disability, who are knowledgeable on issues of gender-based violence and domestic violence, and, or legal and administrative issues connected therewith.

(2) The members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Minister after consulting such public and private agencies or entities involved in the research, prevention and treatment of gender-based violence and domestic violence, as the Minister may deem appropriate.

(3) The Minister shall ensure that the Commission is composed of members which represent, as far as possible, a wide representation of civil society.

(4) The members of the Commission shall designate any one of its members as Deputy Commissioner and the member so designated shall have all the powers and perform all the functions of the Commissioner during his temporary absence or inability, or while the Commissioner is on vacation, or during any vacancy in the office of Commissioner. The name of the person designated as Deputy Commissioner shall be published in the Gazette.