Cap. 456 Art. 11National Commission for the Promotion of Equality for Men and Women.

(1) The Prime Minister shall upon the advice of the

Minister appoint a Commission to be called the National

Commission for the Promotion of Equality for Men and Women

(hereinafter referred to as "the Commission") composed of a chairperson who shall be called the Commissioner for the

Promotion of Equality (hereinafter referred to as "the Commissioner") and seven other members, at least three of whom shall be women; and one of the said seven members shall be a person with disability.

(2) All the members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Prime Minister from among such persons appearing to him to be best suited to deal with issues of equality for men and women, and, or, administrative issues connected therewith.

(3) Every member of the Commission shall hold office for a term of two years and may be re-appointed at the end of their term of office.

(4) The Prime Minister may terminate the appointment of members of the Commission if he is satisfied that:

(a) without the consent of the Commission the members insolvent or have been found guilty of any voluntary crime against the person; or

(c) the members are incapable of carrying out their duties.

(5) The quorum of the Commission shall be of four members, one of whom shall be the Commissioner.

(6) The validity of any proceedings of the Commission shall not be affected by any vacancy among the members of the Commission or by any defect in the appointment of any member.

(7) Decisions of the Commission shall be taken by the majority of the votes of the members present. The Commissioner shall also have a casting vote.

(8) Subject to the provisions of this Act and of any regulation made thereunder, the Commission may appoint sub-committees and, in general, shall regulate its own proceedings.