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Government Gazette 25 August 2016
Act No. 8, 2016
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BUSINESS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
AUTHORITY ACT, 2016
(3)
The Minister must table the annual report in the National Assembly
within 30 days of receipt of the audited report if the National Assembly is in session, or
if the National Assembly is not in session within 14 days after the commencement of its
next session.
PART 5
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Disclosure of interests by members and conduct of members and staff members of
BIPA
23.
(1)
If a member of the Board or a committee has an interest,
whether direct or indirect, which precludes such member from performing the function
or exercising the power in a fair, unbiased or proper manner such member may not (a)
deliberate; or
(b) vote,
on any matter which is the subject of consideration at a meeting of the Board or
committee, or participate in the meeting.
(2)
If prior to or at any stage during a meeting of the Board or committee a
member thinks that he or she (a)
has an interest; or
(b)
may have an interest,
which may cause a conflict of interest to arise, or any other member so thinks, the
member must (i)
promptly inform the Board; and
(ii)
leave the meeting to enable the remaining members to discuss that
interest and to determine whether the member is precluded from
participating in such meeting by reason of a conflict of interests.
(3)
A disclosure of interest by a member under subsection (2) and a decision
taken by the members under that subsection at a meeting is recorded in the minutes of
that meeting.
(4)
A member of the Board or committee may not make use of, or profit
from, a confidential information obtained as a result of exercising or performing a power
or function as a member.
(5)
The Chief Executive Officer or other staff members of BIPA may not -
(a)
participate in an investigation, proceedings or decision concerning a
matter in respect of which the Chief Executive Officer or staff member
have interest; or