9 (b) supervise and control the activities of the employees of the Commission in the course of their employment; (c) be the accounting officer of the Commission in terms of the Audit and Exchequer Act [Chapter 22:23]; (d) perform any of the functions of the Commission as the Commission may entrust or assign to him or her: Provided that the Commission shall not assign to the Chief Elections Officer any duty that has been assigned to the Chairperson of the Commission. (4) The Commission shall terminate the appointment of the Chief Elections Officer if he or she would be required in terms of paragraph 3(b) or (c) of the First Schedule to vacate his or her office had that paragraph and paragraph 2(1)(a), (b) and (c) of subparagraph (1) of the First Schedule, and subparagraph (2) of that paragraph, applied to him or her. (5) The Commission shall not terminate the services of the Chief Elections Officer on a ground other than one referred to in subsection (4) without the approval of the Minister. (6) The Commission shall employ such persons in addition to the Chief Elections Officer as it considers expedient for the better exercise of the functions of the Commission. (7) The Commission shall, with the approval of the Minister responsible for finance, fix the terms and conditions of service of the employees of the Commission. (8) Any assignment of functions in terms of subsection (3)(d) may be made either generally or specially and subject to such reservations, restrictions and exceptions as the Commission may determine, and may be revoked by the Commission at any time. (9) The Chief Elections Officer shall have the right to attend meetings of the Commission and, except in the case of any discussion relating to the terms and conditions of his or her appointment, to take part in the proceedings of the Commission as if he or she were a Commissioner, but shall not have a vote on any question before the Commission. (10) The remuneration and other benefits payable to the Commissioners, the Chief Elections Officer and other members of the staff of the Commission shall be paid from the funds of the Commission. 12 Reports of Commission on elections, referendums and other matters (1) As soon as possible after the result of any election or referendum has been announced, and in any event no later than six months thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report on the conduct of the election or referendum to— (a) the President, the Speaker of the House of Assembly and the Minister; and (b) each of the political parties that contested the election or referendum. 13 (2) As soon as possible after the end of each financial year the Commission shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, the President and the Minister a report on its activities during that financial year.14 13 Subsection substituted by section 8 of Act 17/2007. 14 Subsection amended by section 8 of Act 17/2007 [substitution of reference to Speaker of House of Assembly].