36 Vice-chairperson of Committee 8.(1) At its first meeting the Committee shall elect from among the members appointed in terms of subsection (2) of section nine a member to be the vice-chairperson of the Committee. (2) The vice-chairperson may at any time, by written notice to the Minister, resign his or her office as such. (3) Within three months after being notified of a vacancy in the office of the vicechairperson, the Committee shall, subject to subparagraph (1), elect a member to fill the vacancy. (4) The vice-chairperson shall perform the functions of the chairperson whenever the chairperson is unable to perform them or the office of chairperson is vacant. Meetings and procedure of Committee 9.(1) The Committee shall hold its first meeting on a date and place fixed by the Minister, and thereafter shall meet for the dispatch of business and adjourn, close and otherwise regulate its meetings and procedure as it thinks fit: Provided that the Committee shall meet at least six times in each financial year. (2) The chairperson— (a) may convene a special meeting of the Committee at any time; and (b) shall convene a special meeting of the Committee on the written request of the Governor or Minister or not fewer than two members, which meeting shall be convened for a date not sooner than seven days and not later than thirty days after the chairperson’s receipt of the request. (3) Written notice of a special meeting convened in terms of subparagraph (2) shall be sent to each member not later than forty-eight hours before the meeting and shall specify the business for which the meeting has been convened. (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, where he or she convened the meeting in terms of paragraph (a) of subparagraph (2); or (b) the business specified in the request for the meeting, where the chairperson convened the meeting in terms of paragraph (b) of subparagraph (2). (5) The chairperson or, in the chairperson’s absence, the vice-chairperson, shall preside at all meetings of the Committee: Provided that, if the chairperson and vice-chairperson are both absent from any meeting of the Committee, the members present may elect one of their number to preside at that meeting as chairperson. (6) The quorum at any meeting of the Committee shall be a majority of the members. (7) Subject to subparagraph (11), anything authorised or required to be done by the