No.6/2017 NATIONAL CoMPETITIVENEss CoMMISSION Cap.14:36 (5) The Chairperson or, in his or her absence, the deputy Chairperson shall preside at meetings of the Commission: Provided that if the Chairperson and the deputy Chairperson of the Commission are both absent from any meeting of the Commission, the Commissioners present may elect one of their number to preside at the meeting as Chairperson. (6) Five Commissioners shall form a quorum at any meeting of the Commission. (7) Subjectto subparagraph (11 ), all acts, matters or things authorised or required to be done by the Commission shall be decided by consensus or a majority vote of the Commissioners at a meeting of the Commission at which a quorum is present. (8) With the Commission's approval, the Chairperson may invite any person to attend a meeting of the Commission or a committee where the Chairperson considers that the person has special knowledge or experience in any matter to be considered by the Commission at that meeting. (9) A person invited to attend a meeting of the Commission or a committee in terms of subparagraph (8) may take part in the proceedings of the Commission or the committee as if he or she were a Commissioner or member thereof, but shall not have a vote on any question before the Commission or committee. (10) Subject to paragraph 9, at all meetings of the Commission each Commissioner present shall have one vote on any question before the Commission and, in the event of an equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to a deliberative vote. (11) Any proposal circulated among all Commissioners and agreed to in writing by a majority of them shall have the same effect as a resolution passed by a duly constituted meeting of the Commission and shall be incorporated into the minutes of the next succeeding meeting of the Commission: Provided that if a Commissioner requires that such a proposal be placed before a meeting of the Commission, this subparagraph shall not apply to the proposal. Committees of Commission 7. (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 considers appropriate: Provided that the vesting of any function in a committee shall not divest the Commission of that function and the Commission may amend or rescind any decision of the committee in the exercise of that function. (2) On the establishment of a committee, the Commission(a) shall appoint at least one Commissioner to be a member of the committee and shall designate that Commissioner or, if more than one Commissioner is so appointed, one of those Commissioners, to be the chairperson of the committee; and (b) may appoint as members of the committee, on such terms and conditions as the Commission may fix, persons who are not Commissioners. (3) Meetings of a committee may be convened at any time and any place by the Chairperson of the Commission or the chairperson of the committee. (4) Subject to subparagraph (3) and to paragraphs 6 and 10, the procedure to be followed at any meeting of a committee shall be as fixed by the Commission.