Composition of the Authority

(1) The Authority is composed of seven members, appointed by the Governor-General acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister given after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition for such period not exceeding five years and for such terms as may be specified in the instrument of (2) The Authority consists of the following members, (a) An Executive Chairperson nominated by the Minister; National Integrated 17 (b) a representative of the Public Utilities Commission, nominated by the Public Utilities Commission; (c) a representative of the Department of the (d) an attorney-at-law, with five years experience nominated by the Chief Justice; (e) two persons nominated by the Minister from among persons with recognized competence in the fields of Economics, Finance, Banking, Commerce, Business Management, Forestry, Agriculture, Environmental Engineering or from a Non-Governmental Organisation with socially related objects; (f) the Chief executive officer of the Ministry of Natural Resources, ex officio, as Deputy Chairperson. (3) Member of the Authority, at the expiration of his term of office may be eligible for reappointment. (4) Where for any reason, the Chairperson is unable to preside at a meeting of the Authority, (a) the Deputy Chairperson shall preside; and (b) where the Deputy Chairperson is also absent, the members of the Authority shall elect one of the members present to preside. (5) The quorum of a meeting of the Authority is four National Integrated 18 (6) Decisions of the Authority is by majority votes provided that in the event of an equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote.