No. 34 19 Communications 13. A member of the Authority shall not be removed from office on grounds set out in section 11(2) (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g), except after due inquiry, and only upon a decision of the appointing authority. 14.__(1) The Authority shall meet to conduct the business of the Board at least once every three months, at such places and times as the Chairperson may, in consultation with the director general, determine. Removal from office of a member of the Authority Meetings of the Authority (2) The Chairperson of the Authority shall convene meetings of the Authority by giving the members at least seven days written notice, unless the Chairperson notifies the members in writing that the urgency of the matter to be discussed requires a shorter period of notice. (3) The quorum for any meeting of the Authority shall be two thirds of all members of the Authority. 15.__(1) The Authority may, for the purpose of performing its functions under this Act, establish committees of the Authority, and delegate to any such committees any of its functions as it considers necessary. Committees of the Authority (2) The Chairperson of every committee shall be a person who is a member of the Authority, but an ex-officio member shall not be a Chairperson. (3) The Chairperson of the Authority shall not be a member of a committee. (4) The Authority shall pay a member of a committee, from the funds of the Authority, an allowance that the Minister responsible for public service may, on recommendation of the Board, approve for attendance at meetings of the committee. (5) Subject to the general or special directions of the Authority and to the provisions of this Act, every committee of the Authority shall have power to determine its own procedure. 16. The Authority may, at its discretion, invite any person with specific knowledge, information or expertise to attend any of its meetings and address it on a matter, but such person shall not be eligible to vote at the meeting on any decision of the Authority. 17. without prejudice to the generality of section 6, the Authority shall have the power to__ (a) issue guidance, and give directions to the director general; (b) approve strategic plans, action plans and budget support programmes submitted by the director general; Co-opted persons governance powers of the Authority