Schedule (Section 3(2))
Constitution and proceedings of the Board
1. Constitution
(1)The Board shall consist of the following members appointed by the Minister—(b)a representative of the Ministry for the time being responsible for Education;(c)a representative of the Ministry for the time being responsible for Local Government;(d)a representative of the Ministry for the time being responsible for Development and Planning;(e)a representative of the Lilongwe City Council;(f)a representative of the Mzuzu City Council;(g)a representative of the Blantyre City Council;(h)a representative of the University of Malawi;(i)a representative of the British Council;(j)a representative of the Department of Information;(k)a representative of each of the three Regions;(l)a representative of the Education Secretary General, Catholic Schools;(m)a representative of the Education Secretary General, Christian Council.(2)A member of the Board shall, subject to the power of the Minister at his discretion sooner to terminate his appointment, or unless he otherwise ceases to be a member, hold office for such period as the Minister may specify in his appointment or, if no such period is specified, for a period of three years from the date of his appointment, and shall be eligible for re-appointment.(3)Any member of the Board may at any time resign by giving notice in writing to the Minister, and from the date specified in the notice he shall cease to be a member of the Board.(4)If any member of the Board is, without the permission of the Board, absent from more than four consecutive meetings of the Board or, without such permission, is absent from Malawi for a period exceeding one year he shall cease to be a member of the Board.2. Casual vacancies
Where any member of the Board ceases to be a member before the normal expiration of his term of office, the Minister, after consulting the Board, may appoint another person in his stead to hold office until such first-named person’s term of office would have expired had he not ceased to be a member as aforesaid.3. Quorum and procedure
(1)The Board shall meet at such times as may be necessary or expedient for the transaction of business.(2)At any meeting of the Board seven members thereof shall constitute a quorum.(3)The Board may elect any member thereof to be Vice-Chairman of the Board.(4)At any meeting of the Board the Chairman shall preside or, in the absence of the Chairman, if a Vice-Chairman has been elected the Vice-Chairman shall preside or, if no Vice-Chairman has been elected or if the Vice-Chairman is also absent, the members present at the meeting shall elect one of their number to be Chairman for that meeting.(5)In the event of an equality of votes, the Chairman of the meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote.(6)Minutes in proper form of each meeting of the Board shall be kept and shall be confirmed by the Board at the next meeting and signed by the Chairman of that meeting.(7)Subject to this paragraph and to any directions given by the Minister, the Board may regulate its own procedure.(8)The Board may in its discretion invite any person to attend a meeting of the Board, and such person may, with the consent of the Chairman of the meeting, speak but shall have no power to vote at that meeting.4. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings
Subject to the provisions of paragraph 3 relating to a quorum, the Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in the membership thereof and no act or proceeding of the Board shall be invalid by reason only of some defect in the appointment of a person who purports to be a member thereof.5. Remuneration and expenses
The members of the Board shall be paid out of the funds thereof such expenses as the Minister may from time to time determine.