Section 7, The National Land Commission Act, 2022

(1) Where the Chairperson or a member of the Boarddies, resigns, is removed from office pursuant to subsection (2) of section 6 or is absent from Sierra Leone for a continuous period exceeding three months- (a) in the case of the Chairperson the members of the Board shall elect one of their number to act as Chairperson until such time as the Chairperson resumes his office or another is appointed in her or his stead; and (b) in the case of a member of the Board the Chairperson shall arrange subject to this Act to have another person appointed to the Board. Tenure of Members of the Board . Filling of Vacancies (3) The town or village chief or his representative shall preside at every meeting of the Town or Village Area Land Committee if present and in his absence one of the members shall preside. (4) Each Member shall have one vote and in the case of equality of votes the town or village chief or his representative or other member presiding shall have a casting vote. (5) Any question failed to be determined by the Town or Village Area Land Committee at any of its meetings shall be decided by two thirds majority of members present. (6) The Town or Village Area Land Committee may coopt any person to attend and provide technical assistance or advice to the Committee on any matter but such person shall not be entitled to vote on any issue for decision by the Town or Village Area Land (7) The quorum of a meeting shall be not less than two third of its members present and voting (8) The Town or Village Area Land Committee shall cause minutes of all its meetings to be taken and signed by the Town or Village chief or his or her representative and kept in a proper form. (9) Subject to this Act the Town or Village Area land Committee shall regulate its own proceedings. (10) The minutes of each meeting shall be made publicly available at an easily accessed location to ensure transparency. 55. The Town or Village Area Land Committee shall develop and adopt rules or bye-laws to govern the use of their land and natural resources including rules for the protection of the environment Community Rules (2) Where a person is appointed as a Chairperson or a member of the Board to fill a vacancy he or she shall hold office for the remainder of the term of the previous Chairperson or member and shall subject to this Act be eligible for re-appointment.