Section 11, The Companies Act, 2009

Notwithstanding the provisions of any enactment to thecontrary, the Registrar or a person appointed under section 10 who is a legal practitioner shall, while so appointed, be entitled to represent the Commission as a legal practitioner for the purpose and in the course of his employment. (5) The quorum for a meeting of the Commission shall be four. (6) The Registrar shall act as Secretary to the 7. (1) A member of the Commission who is– (a) directly or indirectly interested in any company or enterprise the affairs of which the Commission is deliberating upon; or (b) interested in any contract made or proposed to be made by the Commission, shall, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to his knowledge, disclose the nature of his interest at a meeting of the (2) A disclosure of an interest under subsection (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the Commission, and the member shall– (a) not take part after such disclosure, in any deliberation or decision of the Commission with regard to the subject matter in respect of which his interest is thus disclosed; (b) be excluded for the purpose of constituting a quorum of the Commission for such deliberation or decision. (3) A decision of the Commission shall not be invalidated by the failure of a member to disclose his interest in any matter being deliberated on by the Commission. 8. The functions of the Commission are to– (a) administer this Act including the regulation and supervision of the incorporation and registration of companies under or pursuant to this Act; 6 7 Disclosure of interest. Functions of of Registrar. of staff. Right to appear in court.