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COMPETITION ORDINANCE—SCHEDULE 5
Ord. No. 14 of 2012
A1545

(3) The Commission may provide and maintain schemes (whether contributory or not) for the payment of retirement benefits, gratuities or other allowances to its employees or former employees and their dependants.

PART 4
Meetings

12. General procedure for meetings of Commission

(1) Meetings of the Commission are to be held as often as necessary to enable the Commission to perform its functions.

(2) A meeting of the Commission may be convened by the Chairperson.

(3) The Chairperson must convene a meeting of the Commission on being given a notice for that purpose by 2 or more other members.

(4) The procedure for convening meetings of the Commission and for the conduct of business at those meetings is, subject to this Schedule and to any rules made under section 34 of this Schedule, to be determined by the Commission.

13. Quorum for meetings of Commission

(1) The quorum for a meeting of the Commission is a majority of its members.

(2) A member who participates in the meeting by telephone, video conferencing or other electronic means is to be regarded as being present at the meeting if—

(a) that member is able to hear the other members who are actually present at the meeting; and
(b) the members who are actually present at the meeting are able to hear that member.

14. Presiding member at meetings of Commission

A meeting of the Commission is to be presided over by—

(a) the Chairperson; or
(b) in the absence of the Chairperson, the acting chairperson.