Section 6, The Sierra Leone Teaching Service Commission Act, 2011

(1) The Commission shall hold its first meeting on a dateand at a time to be determined by the Minister after consultation with the Commission; and after that the Commission shall meet for the dispatch of business at least once a month. 4 5 Filling of vacancies. Remuneration of members of Commission. Meeting of No. 1 Sierra Leone Teaching Service Commission Act, 2011 No. 1 Sierra Leone Teaching Service Commission Act, 2011 (2) The Chairman shall preside at every meeting of the Commission and in his absence, the members present shall elect one of their number to preside. (3) The quorum at a meeting of the Commission shall be eight. (4) The Chairman shall, at the request of three other members of the Commission convene an extraordinary meeting of the Commission at a place and time determined by the Chairman. (5) Decisions of the Commission shall be by a majority of votes of the members present and where the votes are equal, the Chairman or other member presiding shall have a casting vote. (6) The Commission may at any time co-opt any person to attend and participate in the deliberations on any matter but the person shall not vote on any issue for decision by the Commission. (7) Subject to this section, the Commission shall regulate the procedure at its meetings.