Law and Procedure of Meetings – KASNEB Syllabus

PAPER NO.12  LAW AND PROCEDURE OF MEETINGS

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

This paper is intended to equip the candidate with the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable him/her to prepare and manage meetings in both public and private sectors.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

A candidate who passes this paper should be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the law and procedure of meetings
• Plan and manage meetings in various environments including at county levels
• Support the Chairman undertake his/her responsibilities during the meeting
• Relate with various stakeholders during

CONTENT

Meetings in general

• Meaning of a meeting
• Types of meetings; private and private
• Maintaining order at meetings
• Police powers in relation to public and private meetings
• Meetings held in public places
• Meetings held in private places
• Use of information communication technology in meetings

Conduct and management of meetings

• Convention, constitution and conduct of meetings
• Requisite of a valid meeting motions
• Voting
• Resolutions
• Elections
• Adjournments and postponement

The Chairperson

• Qualifications, qualities and appointment
• Powers, duties and privileges
• Removal of chairperson

Meetings of directors

• Meaning and importance of board of directors
• Powers of boards
• Restrictions on directors’ powers
• First board meeting
• Subsequent board meetings and meetings of committees of directors

Conduct and management of board meetings and committees

• Requisites of valid board meetings and committees of directors’ meetings
• Legal provisions regarding convening and management of board meetings and committees of directors’ meeting (including audit committee )
• The role of the secretary before, during and after board meeting and committees of directors’ meeting
• Resolutions
• Minutes
• Validation of acts of directors

Company meetings

• Meaning, nature and scope of company
• Statutory meeting
• Annual general meeting
• general meeting
• Class meetings
• Meetings of debenture holders
• Duties of the secretary before, during and after general meeting

Law of defamation relating to meetings

• Nature and scope of law of defamation relating to the meetings
• Defamatory statements
• Defences
• Legal remedies

Meetings in company liquidation

• Voluntary winding up
• Winding up by the court

Meetings of National Assembly

• Standing orders
• Meetings of the House
• Swearing in of members and election of Speaker
• Sittings and adjournment of the House
• Quorum of the House
• Order of Business
• Motions and Amendments
• Divisions
• Rules of Debate
• Limitations of Debate

Meetings of County Assembly

• Swearing in of members and election of speaker
• Sittings and adjournments of the Assembly
• Quorum of the Assembly
• Order of business
• Motions
• Voting and divisions
• Rules of debate

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