| (1) |
The Board must as soon as possible after the appointment of its members, prepare and adopt a constitution subject to approval by the Minister. |
| (2) |
The constitution of the Board – |
| (i) |
the establishment and functions of committees of the Board, which must include an appeals committee; |
| (iA) |
the functions of a regional appeals committee; |
[Section 50(2)(a)(iA) inserted by section 15 of Notice No. 35, GG 40557, dated 19 January 2017 (Unemployment Insurance Amendment Act, 2016)]
| (ii) |
subject to subsection (3), the rules for convening and conducting meetings of the Board and its committees, including the quorum required, and for the keeping of minutes; |
| (iii) |
subject to section 49(1), the voting rights of the different members of, and the manner in which decisions are to be taken by, the Board and its committees; |
| (iv) |
a code of conduct for Board members; |
| (v) |
the determination through arbitration of any dispute concerning the interpretation and application of the constitution; |
| (vi) |
subject to subsection (4), a procedure for amending the constitution; and |
| (i) |
the delegation and assignment of powers and duties of the Board to its members, committees and employees: Provided that the Board may – |
| (aa) |
impose conditions for any delegation or assignment; |
| (bb) |
not be divested of any power or duty by virtue of the delegation of that power or assignment of that duty; and |
| (cc) |
may vary or set aside any decision made under any delegation or assignment; and |
| (ii) |
any other matter necessary for the performance of the functions of the Board. |
(3) At least thirty days’ notice must be given for a meeting of the Board at which a proposed amendment of the constitution is to be considered.
(4) A supporting vote of at least two thirds of the members of the Board and the approval of the Minister is required for an amendment of the constitution.
Statistics Act, 1999
