Administration of Justice Commission Act, 1991 › 1

1 — Schedule

[Section 2 (2).]

  1. The Commission may make standing orders regulating the proceedings of the Commission, State Committees or of any committee of the Commission.
  2. The quorum of the Commission shall be three and the quorum of any committee of the Commission shall be determined by the Commission.
  3. If at any time while the office of the Chairman is vacant or the Chairman is in the opinion of the Commission temporarily or permanently unable to perform the functions of his office, the Attorney-General of the Federation shall perform the functions of the Chairman under this Act and references in this Schedule to the chairman shall be construed accordingly.
  4. (1) Subject to the provisions of any applicable standing orders, the Commission shall meet whenever summoned by the Chairman; and if the Chairman is required so to do by notice given to him by not less than three other members, he shall summon a meeting of the Commission to be held within twenty-one days from the date on which the notice is given.

(2) At any meeting of the Commission, the Chairman or, in his absence, the Attorney-General of the Federation, shall preside at that meeting.

(3) Where the Commission wishes to obtain the advice of any person on a particular matter, the Commission may co-opt him as a member for such period as it thinks fit, but a person who is a member by virtue of this sub-paragraph shall not be entitled to vote at any meeting of the Commission and shall not count towards a quorum.

  1. (1) The Commission may appoint one or more committees to carry out, on behalf of the Commission, such of its functions as the Commission may determine.

(2) A committee appointed under this paragraph shall consist of the number of persons determined by the Commission and not more than one-third of those persons may be persons who are not members of the Commission and a person, other than a member of the Commission, shall hold office in the committee in accordance with the terms of the letter by which he is appointed.

(3) A decision of a committee of the Commission shall be of no effect until it is confirmed by the Commission.

  1. The fixing of the seal of the Commission shall be authenticated by the signature of the Chairman or of some other member authorised generally or specially by the Commission to act for that purpose by the Commission.