Technical Committee on Protected Areas

(1) There is established a Technical Committee on Protected Areas hereinafter called the “Technical Committee”, which the Board shall appoint, whose functions shall be to advise the Board on– (a) the management of the National Protected Areas System and related legislation and regulation thereof; (b) the five year strategic plan for the National Protected Areas System; (c) emerging protected areas system issues; and (d) the implementation of the National Protected Areas Policy and Plan and the ongoing management of the National Protected Areas System. (2) The Technical Committee shall comprise a minimum of three persons and a maximum of five persons who each have at least ten years of experience in protected areas management and have a minimum of a Master’s degree in Natural Resource Management, Sustainable Development, Environmental Management, Marine Biology or Ecology or other related areas. (3) The Board shall appoint one member of the Technical Committee to be Chairman of the Committee. (4) No member of the Board shall be eligible for appointment to the Technical Committee. 22 (5) The members of the Technical Committee shall hold office for a period not exceeding three years and shall be eligible for reappointment. (6) Where for any reason, the Chairman is unable to preside at any meeting of the Technical Committee, the members present shall elect one of their number to preside at that meeting. (7) A pro tem Chairman elected under sub-section (6) shall have all the powers of the Chairman at that meeting, including the power of exercising a casting vote in addition to his original vote. (8) The quorum for any meeting of the Technical Committee shall be two thirds of the appointed members, and the decision of the majority present at any meeting shall be the decision of the Committee. (9) The Technical Committee shall maintain proper records of its proceedings. (10) The Executive Director or his representative shall be secretary to the Technical Committee. (11) A member of the Technical Committee who has a direct interest in any matter submitted for evaluation by the Committee shall not vote on that matter and shall not be present when the Technical Committee votes on the matter.