Cap. 549 Art. 10AEnvironmental Commission.

(1) There shall be a Commission, to be known as the

Environmental Commission, which shall consist of four (4) members.

(2) The members of the Commission shall be persons of known integrity and appointed by the Minister as follows:

(a) one (1) of the members of the Board of the Authority who shall chair the Commission;

(b) one (1) person with experience or qualifications in matters concerning the environment;

(c) one (1) person with experience or qualifications in law or law enforcement; and

(d) one (1) person representing the interests of environmental voluntary organisations, who shall be chosen from amongst a number of persons nominated by the said voluntary organisations.

(3) The members of the Commission shall hold office for a period of three (3) years. They shall be eligible for re-appointment for another term of three (3) years. Members may resign by letter addressed to the Minister.

(4) The functions of the Commission shall be such functions which the Board of the Authority may, from time to time, delegate to it and require it to perform, subject to such conditions as the Board of the Authority may deem appropriate.

(5) Any decision taken by the Commission shall be deemed to be, and shall have the same force and effect as, the decisions of the Board of the Authority, except in respect of matters which the Board of the Authority expressly reserves to itself or requires to be referred to it for determination, and the phrase "decision of the Board of the Authority", wherever it occurs in this Act, shall be construed accordingly.

(6) The decisions of the Commission shall only be binding if they are supported by the votes of not less than two (2) of its members.

(7) The Commission shall communicate to the Chairperson of the Authority a copy of its decisions and the relative deliberations leading to its decisions, as soon as practicable after the meeting at which the decisions are taken.

(8) Subject to the foregoing provisions and to the Second Schedule, and to any rules that may be prescribed by the Board of the Authority, the Commission may regulate its own procedures.

(9) The secretary of the Authority or his representative shall also assist the Commission. The secretary shall have the duty of calling the meetings and keeping the minutes and assume such other duties as the Chairperson of the Authority may delegate to him.