Act 4
National Information Technology
Authority, Uganda Act
SCHEDULE 2
2009
Sections 12 and 40
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND RELATED MATTERS
1. Meetings of the Board.
(1) The Board shall meet at least every two months at such places and
at such times as may be decided upon by the Board.
(2) The Chairperson shall preside at every meeting of the Board and in
his or her absence, the Executive Director shall call the meetings and the
members present shall elect from among their number, an acting chairperson.
2. Quorum.
The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be four members; but where a
member declares an interest in an agenda item or in the matter before the
Board, the member shall not be counted for purposes of forming a quorum
in relation to the item or matter in question.
3.
Decisions of the Board.
(1) Decisions at a meeting of the Board shall be by a majority of the
votes of the members present and where there is an equality of votes, the
person presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to his
or her deliberative vote.
(2) A decision may be made by the Board without a meeting, by the
circulation of information electronically or using hard copies, among
members of the Board and by the expression of the views of the majority of
the members in writing, but any member shall be entitled to require that the
decision be deferred and the matter on which a decision is sought be
considered at a meeting of the Board.
(3) The validity of any proceedings of the Board shall not be affected by any
vacancy amongst the members or any defect in the appointment of a member.
(4) The decision reached by the Board thereafter shall be binding on all
members.
4.
Disclosure of interest.
(1) A member of the Board who has a direct or indirect personal
interest in a matter being considered or which is about to be considered by
the Board shall, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to his
or her knowledge, disclose the nature of his or her interest to the Board.
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