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Magistrates Act, 1993 (Act No. 90 of 1993)

5. Meetings of Commission

 

(1) Meetings of the Commission shall be held at the times and places determined—
(a) by the chairperson or, if he or she is not available, by the vice-chairperson of the Commission; or
(b) if both the chairperson and the vice-chairperson of the Commission are not available, by the majority of the members of the Commission.

[Section 5(1) amended by section 8(a) , (b) and (c) of Act No. 35 of 1996]

 

(2) The majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for a meeting of the Commission.

 

(3) If both the chairperson and the vice-chairperson of the Commission are absent from a meeting of the Commission, the members present shall elect one of their number to preside at that meeting.

[Section 5(3) amended by section 8(a) and (b) of Act No. 35 of 1998]

 

(4) The person presiding at a meeting of the Commission may regulate the proceedings and procedure thereat, including the quorum for a decision of the Commission, and shall cause minutes to be kept of the proceedings.

 

(5) The proceedings of the Commission shall take place in camera unless the person presiding at a meeting directs otherwise.