No. 4378
Government Gazette 16 November 2009
Act No. 8, 2009
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COMMUNICATIONS ACT, 2009
Remuneration of members
14.
(1)
A member, who is not in the full time employment of the State,
must be paid out of the funds of the Authority such allowances or other remuneration in
respect of his or her service as member, as the Minister in consultation with the Minister
of Finance may determine in respect of the chairperson and other members.
(2)
Allowances or other remuneration determined under subsection (1)
may differ according to the different offices held or functions performed by members.
Meetings of the Board
15.
(1)
The first meeting of the Board must be held at such time and
place as the Minister may determine, and subsequent meetings of the Board may be held
at such time and place as the Board or the chairperson may determine, but in no case less
than once every two months.
(2)
The chairperson or a majority of the members may at any time, and
must at the written request of the Minister convene a special meeting of the Board.
Board.
(3)
The majority of the members constitute a quorum at a meeting of the
(4)
The chairperson must cause reasonable notice of every meeting of the
Board to be given to the members.
(5)
The decision of a majority of the members present and voting at a
meeting of the Board constitutes a decision of the Board, and in the event of an equality
of votes the person presiding at such meeting has a casting vote in addition to his or her
deliberative vote.
(6)
A decision of the Board or an act performed under the authority of the
Board is not invalid only by reason of (a)
a vacancy on the Board; or
(b)
the fact that a person not entitled to sit as a member of the Board was in
attendance when the decision was taken or act authorised,
if the decision was taken or act authorised by a majority of the members who were
present and entitled to vote at such meeting.
(7)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may regulate its
procedures and the procedures that must be followed when a meeting of the Board is
convened.
(8)
The Board must cause minutes to be kept of the proceedings at its
meetings and the meetings of its commit tees.
(9)
Subject to subsection (10), all meetings of the Board where any person
makes representations to the Board or presents arguments on a question of law or fact to
the Board as well as any hearing before any organ of the Authority must be open to the
public: Provided that in the case of a meeting or part of a meeting where the members
of the Board only deliberate among themselves may be open or closed to the public as
the Board may decide.