Section 42 Electricity Act 2023
Section 42 of the Electricity Act 2023 is about Meetings and procedure of the Commission. It is under Part V (Establishment, Functions and Powers of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission) of the Act.
(1) The Commission shall meet for the conduct of business as often as is necessary or expedient and, subject to this section, may adjourn, close and otherwise regulate its meetings and procedure as it deems fit.
(2) The Chairman or, in bis absence, the Vice-Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Commission.
(3) All decisions of the Commission shall be on the basis of majority of the members
present and voting.
(4) The quorum for the meeting of the Commission shall be four and subject to section 45 of this Act, at all meetings of the Commission each Commissioner present shall have one vote on each question before the Commission and, in the event of a tie in votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote.
(5) For a meeting of the Commission to review any previous decision or order taken by the Commission, the quorum shall not be less than the Commissioners present when the decision was taker. or order was made.
(6) Without derogation from subsection (1), the Commission may conduct its business by means of written resolutions signed by all the Commissioners, provided that, if any Commissioner requires that a matter be placed before all the Commissioners for discussion, this subsection shall not apply to such matter.
