12No. 14
Consumer Protection
(i) a representative from a consumer body in Malawi;
(ii) a representative from an economic body in Malawi; (iii) a
representative from Malawi Confederation of
Chambers of Commerce and Industry;'
(iv) a representative from the Law Society of Malawi;
(v) a representative of a trade union in Malawi;
(vi) a representative from a women's organizations;
(b) the following ex officio members
(i) the' Secretary for Commerce and Industry or his designated
representative;
(ii) the Director General of Malawi Bureau of Standards or
his designated representative; and
(iii) the Chief Executive of the Pharmacy, Medicines and
Poisons Board or his designated representative;
(iv) Secretary for Justice or his designated representative; and
(v) Secretary for Local Government or his designated representative.
(3) A member of the Council, other than an ex officio member, shall
hold office for a period of three (3) years unless his appointment is
terminated sooner than the expiry of that period and shall be eligible
for re-appointment for one more term.
(4) The names of all members of the Council as first constituted
and every change in the membership of Council shall be published in
the Gazette.
(5) There shall be a Secretary to the Council who shall be an officer
in the public service.
(6) The Secretary shall be the chief executive officer to the
Council-and as such shall be responsible to the Council for the
administration and management of its affairs, and shall be in charge of
all administrative, executive and other staff of the Council, and, in all
such matters, shall, at all times, be subject to the direction and control
of the Council. .
(7) The Secretary shall exercise such powers and perform such
duties as the Council may delegate to him in writing from time to
time, and in any such delegation the Council may impose such
conditions as to the exercise of such powers or the performance of
such duties as the Council deems fit.
(8) In addition to the Secretary, there shall be appointed in the
public service such other officers subordinate to the Secretary as may
be required for the proper functions of the Council.