ELECTORAL ACT ____________________________________________________________________________________ Provided that, if the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson are both absent from a meeting of the Commission, the Commissioners present may elect one of their number to preside at that meeting as Chairperson. (7) All acts, matters or things authorised or required to be done by the Commission may be decided by a majority vote at a meeting of the Commission at which a quorum is present. (8) Subject to paragraph 10, at all meetings of the Commission each Commissioner present shall have one vote on each question before the Commission and, in the event of an equality of votes, the Commissioner presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to a deliberative vote. (9) Any proposal circulated among all members and agreed to in writing by a majority of all Commissioners shall have the same effect as a resolution passed at a duly constituted meeting of the Commission and shall be incorporated in the minutes of the next succeeding meeting of the Commission: Provided that, if a Commissioner requires that such proposal be placed before a meeting of the Commission, this subparagraph shall not apply to such proposal. Committees of Commission 9.(1) For the better exercise of its functions, the Commission may establish one or more committees in which it may vest such of its functions as it thinks fit: Provided that the vesting of a function in a committee shall not prevent the Commission from itself exercising that function, and the Commission may amend or rescind any decision of the committee in the exercise of that function. (2) The Commission may appoint persons other than Commissioners to be members of a committee established under subparagraph (1): Provided that every committee must have a Commissioner for its chairperson. (3) The Chairperson of the Commission or of a committee may at any reasonable time and place convene a meeting of that committee. (4) The procedure of each committee shall be as fixed from time to time by the Commission. (5) Subject to this paragraph, paragraph 8(2) to (9) shall apply, with any necessary changes, to committees and their members as they apply to the Commission and to Commissioners. Commissioners to disclose certain connections and interests 10.(1) In this paragraph— “relative”, in relation to a Commissioner, means the Commissioner’s spouse, child, parent, brother or sister. (2) Subject to subparagraph (4)— (a) if a Commissioner— (i) knowingly acquires or holds a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in any matter that is under consideration by the Commission; or (ii) owns any property or has a right in property or a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a company or association of persons which results in the Commissioner’s private interests coming or appearing to come into conflict with his or her functions as a Commissioner; or (iii) knows or has reason to believe that a relative of his or hers— A. has acquired or holds a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in any matter that is under consideration by the Commission; or B. owns any property or has a right in property or a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a company or association of persons which results in the Commissioner’s private interests coming or appearing to come into conflict with his functions as a Commissioner; or 152