reason unable to exercise the functions of his office,
the King, acting in accordance with the advice of the
Judicial Service Commission, may appoint a person who
is qualified to be appointed as a member of the
Commission to act as a member, and any person so
appointed
shall,
subject
to
the
provisions
of
subsection (4), continue to act until the office in
which he is acting has been filled or, as the case may
be, until the holder thereof has resumed his functions
or until his appointment to act has been revoked by the
King, acting in accordance with the advice of the
Judicial Service Commission.
(11) The Commission shall, in the exercise of its
functions under this Constitution, not be subject to
the direction or control of any other person or
authority.
(12) The Commission may by regulation or otherwise
regulate its own procedure and, with the consent of the
Prime Minister, may confer powers or impose duties on
any public officer or on any authority of the
Government of Lesotho for the purpose of the discharge
of its functions.
(13) The Commission may, subject to its rules of
procedure, act notwithstanding any vacancy in its
membership or the absence of any member and its
proceedings shall not be invalidated by the presence or
participation of any person not entitled to be present
at or to participate in those proceedings:
Provided that any decision of the Commission shall
require the concurrence of a majority of its members.
137. Appointment, etc. of public officers
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the
power to appoint persons to hold or act in offices in