20 Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of Commission 5.(1) The President shall designate one of the Commissioners as Vice-Chairperson of the Commission. (2) The Vice-Chairperson of the Commission shall perform the Chairperson’s functions whenever the Chairperson is for any reason unable to perform them. (3) The Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of the Commission may at any time resign his or her office as such by one month’s notice in writing to the President. (4) Whenever the office of Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of the Commission falls vacant, the President or the Minister, as the case may be, shall fill the vacancy within three weeks. Meetings and procedure of Commission 6.(1) The Commission shall hold its first meeting on such date and at such place as the Minister may fix, being not more than three months after the fixed date, and thereafter the Commission shall meet for the dispatch of business as often as is necessary or expedient and, subject to this paragraph, may adjourn, close and otherwise regulate its meetings and procedure as it thinks fit: Provided that the Commission shall meet not less than six times in each year. (2) The Chairperson of the Commission— (a) may at any time convene a special meeting of the Commission; and (b) shall convene a special meeting of the Commission on the written request of— (i) the Minister, within such period as the Minister may specify; or (ii) at least two Commissioners, not later than fourteen days after his or her receipt of such request. (3) Written notice of any special meeting convened in terms of subparagraph (2) shall be sent to each Commissioner not later than seven days before the meeting and shall specify the business for which the meeting has been convened: Provided that if, in the opinion of the Chairperson or Minister, as the case may be, the urgency of the business for which the meeting is to be convened so requires, notice of not less than forty-eight hours may be given. (4) No business shall be discussed at a special meeting convened in terms of subparagraph (2) other than— (a) such business as may be determined by the Chairperson of the Commission, where the Chairperson of the Commission has convened the meeting in terms of subparagraph (2)(a); or (b) the business specified in the request for the meeting, where the Chairperson of the Commission has convened the meeting in terms of subparagraph (2)(b). (5) The Chairperson or, in his or her absence, the Vice-Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Commission: