Appointment of Commissioners

(1) The Commission shall be composed of seven members to be known as “Commissioners,” who shall, (a) be persons of good moral character, at least thirty-five years of age, and of recognised competence in any of the following fields, namely law, public utilities management, economics, finance, banking, commerce, industry, electrical or mechanical engineering, telecommunications management, or business management; and (b) be appointed by the Governor-General acting on the advice of the Prime Minister given after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition. 11 (2) The Minister shall appoint one of the Commissioners to be the Chairman of the Commission, and such Chairman shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be responsible for the day- to-day administration of the affairs of the Commission. (3) The Commissioners shall be appointed for a period not exceeding six years, Provided that any Commissioner retiring on the expiration of his term of office shall be eligible for reappointment. (4) The periods of appointment of the Commissioners shall be staggered, with the terms of the initial appointees being for periods of two, four and six years respectively. (5) In the absence of the Chairperson or in case of his inability to act, or if there is a vacancy in his office, the Minister shall temporarily appoint one of the Commissioners to act as Chairperson. (6) Whenever it appears that a Commissioner has acted for and in the place of the Chairperson, it shall be conclusively presumed that he so acted for one of the reasons specified in subsection (5) of this section. (7) Four Commissioners, including the Chairperson, shall constitute a quorum for any meeting of the Commission and in the event of an equality of votes, the person presiding at that meeting shall have a second or casting vote.