Section 8, The National Commission for Privatisation Act, 2002

(1) The Commission shall hold its first meeting on such date and at such place as the President, after consultation with the Commission, may determine; and thereafter, the Commission shall meet for the dispatch of business at least once every month at such place and time as the Chairman may determine. (2) The quorum at any meeting of the Commission shall be not less than half of the members, including, at least half of the members referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 5. (3) Any question which falls to be determined by the Commission at any of its meetings shall be decided by a majority of the members present and voting, except that a decision accepting the disposition of any public enterprise assets shall be by a two-thirds vote and such decision shall be reasoned and made available as a public document and on the website of the Commission. (4) The Chairman shall preside at every meeting of the Commission at which he is present and, in his absence, the members present shall appoint one of their number to preside. (5) Each member shall have one vote but in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman or the person presiding shall have a casting vote. (6) A majority of the members may, by notice in writing signed by them request the Chairman to summon a special meeting of the Commission for such purposes as may be stated in the notice. (7) The Chairman or, in his absence the member appointed to act in his behalf shall summon a special meeting within five days of the receipt of the notice referred to in subsection (6). (8) Any proposal circulated among all members and agreed to in writing by a two-thirds majority of all members shall be of the same force or effect as a decision made at a duly constituted meeting of the Commission and shall be incorporated in the minutes of the next succeeding meeting of the Commission. 6 No. 12 National Commission for Privatisation Act 2002 Provided that, if a member requires that such proposal be placed before a meeting of the Commission, this subsection shall not apply to such proposal. (9) The Commission may co-opt any person to attend and participate in its deliberations on any matter but such person shall not vote on any matter for decision by the Commission. (10) Members shall attend meetings personally and bear individual responsibility for their decisions. (11) The Commission shall cause minutes of all its meetings to be taken and signed by the Chairman and kept in proper form as a public record. (12) Subject to this Act, the Commission shall regulate its own procedure. [Margin: Disclosure of interest.]