No.1 Pusuc (b) i\ccmTNTANTS AND AuDITORs AJ\1ENDMENT 2015 the question of vvhich nomination is to be disallowed for the purposes of this section or which constituent body is to make any additional nomination is to be settled by consensus among theprincipal constituent bodies or associate constituent bodies (whichever group of constituent bodies is atlected by the secretary's action); in the absence of such consensus, the secretm·y must decide the issue by lot in the presence of authorised representatives of the constituent bodies concemed. ( 4) A constituent body may appoint an alternate to any member appointed by it, and an alternate member(a) shall act as a member only when the member to whom he or she is alternate is for any reason unable to exercise his or her functions on the Board; and (b) when acting as a member, shall exercise the functions of the member to whom he or she is alternate: Provided that the alternates to the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the Board shall not exercise the functions of chairperson or vice- chairperson, as the case may be. (5) As soon as possible after appointing a member or an alternate member to the Board, a constituent body shall inform the secretm-y of the Board, in wliting, or the name and address of the member or alternate member so appointed. (6) Subject to subsection (7), in making appointments to the Board every constituent body must keep in mind that the Board must as far as possible be equally representative of both genders, and for that purpose( a) each principal constituent body must endeavour to appoint a man and a woman to the Board; (b) the secretary of the Board may list associate constituent bodies a] phabeticall y and require the first lis ted body to appoint a member of a particular gender and the next listed one to appoint a member of a different gender, and so on down the list; (c) any alternate of a member must be of the same gender as the member of whom he or she is the alternate. (7) If the secretary of the Board is satisfied, on written representation made to him or her hy the principal constituent body or associate constituent body concerned at the time when it is required to make any nomination. that there is a scarcity of suitable candidates of a particular gender, the secretary shall disregard the provisions of subsection (C1) to the extent necessary to enable the body to make the nomination concerned.". (2) Subsection (6) of the section 6 of the principal Act as substituted by this Act shall not apply so as to require any member of the Board as it existed on the date of commencement of this Act to vacate his or her oflice. 6 Amendment of section 8 of Cap. 27:12 Section 8 ("Terms and conditions of office of members") of the principal Act is amended hy the insertion after subsection (5) of the following subsection4