Section 10, The Sierra Leone Public Transport Authority Act, 2023

(1) The Board shall meet for the dispatch of its businessonce every quarter at such time and place as the Chairman may determine (2) The Chairman shall preside at every meeting of the Board if present and in his absence the members present shall appoint a member from among themselves to preside at the meeting. (3) A majority of the members of the Board may by notice in writing signed by them request the Chairman to summon a special meeting of the Board for the purpose stated in the notice. (4) The Chairman or in his absence the member appointed to act on his behalf shall summon a special meeting within 5 days of receipt of the notice referred to under subsection (3) (5) The quorum at any meeting of the Board shall be 5. (6) Any question which fails to be determined by the Board at any of its meetings shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting (7) The Chairman or other member presiding shall have a casting vote where there is an equality of votes. (8) Any proposal circulated among all members and agreed to in writing by a two-thirds majority of members shall be of the same force or effect as a decision made at a duly constituted meeting of the Board and shall be incorporated in the minutes of the next succeeding meetings of the Board: Provided that if a member requires that such proposal be placed before a meeting of the Board, this subsection shall not apply to such proposal. Meetings of the Board. 26. No officer, employee of the Authority or any person acting on the direction of an officer or employee of the Authority shall be liable in respect of any matter or thing done by him in good faith under this Act. PART V- FINANCIAL PROVISIONS 27. (1) The funds of the Authority shall consist of the following - (a) monies appropriated by Parliament for the purpose of the Authority; (b) grants, gifts or donations from any person or organisation whether local or international for the purpose of the Authority; (c) three (3) percent of fare collected; (d) monies generated from assets owned by the Authority; and (e) any other monies to which the Authority may otherwise become entitled to. (2) The funds of the Authority shall be utilized on the basis of the annual operational plans and budgets. 28. (1) The Authority shall keep proper books of account and other records in relation to the finances of the Authority in a form approved by the Auditor-General and shall prepare in respect of each financial year of the Authority a financial statement which shall include (a) balance sheet accounts; (b) income and expenditure accounts; (c) source and application of funds; and (d) financial estimates. (2) The accounts of the Authority kept under subsection (1) shall be audited by the Auditor General or any auditor appointed by him Protection of officers. Funds of Authority. Books of account No. 21 The Sierra Leone Public Transport Authority Act 2023 No. 21 The Sierra Leone Public Transport Authority Act 2023 23. (1) Subject to the approval of the Board the Authority shall appoint (a) a secretary; (b) finance officer; (c) human resource officer ; (d) administrative officer; and (e) other technical and administrative staff as may be required for the efficient performance of the functions of the Authority. (2) The Authority shall appoint a manager to head each regional branch of the Authority. (3) The manager appointed under sub-section (2) shall be a person with proven knowledge and experience relevant to the functions of the Authority. 24. (1) The Authority shall establish the following departments subject to the approval of the Board- (a) finance and administration department; (b) operations department (c) planning department; (d) engineering department ; and (e) any other department the Board approves (2) Each department shall be headed by a Director. 25 . (1) Public officers may at the instance of the Authority be seconded or otherwise render assistance to the Authority (2) The Authority may request the withdrawal of the seconded officer who is unable to carry out assigned functions in the manner satisfactory to the Authority . Other Staff Departments. Secondment of public officers. (9) The Board may co-opt any person to attend and participate in its deliberations on any matter but such person shall not be entitled to vote on any issue to be considered by the Board. (10) The Board shall cause minutes of all its meetings to be taken and signed by the Chairman and Secretary to the Board and kept in a proper form. (11) Subject to this Act the Board shall regulate its own proceedings.