16 Government Gazette 25 August 2016 Act No. 8, 2016 6105 BUSINESS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AUTHORITY ACT, 2016 (3) The Minister must table the annual report in the National Assembly within 30 days of receipt of the audited report if the National Assembly is in session, or if the National Assembly is not in session within 14 days after the commencement of its next session. PART 5 GENERAL PROVISIONS Disclosure of interests by members and conduct of members and staff members of BIPA 23. (1) If a member of the Board or a committee has an interest, whether direct or indirect, which precludes such member from performing the function or exercising the power in a fair, unbiased or proper manner such member may not (a) deliberate; or (b) vote, on any matter which is the subject of consideration at a meeting of the Board or committee, or participate in the meeting. (2) If prior to or at any stage during a meeting of the Board or committee a member thinks that he or she (a) has an interest; or (b) may have an interest, which may cause a conflict of interest to arise, or any other member so thinks, the member must (i) promptly inform the Board; and (ii) leave the meeting to enable the remaining members to discuss that interest and to determine whether the member is precluded from participating in such meeting by reason of a conflict of interests. (3) A disclosure of interest by a member under subsection (2) and a decision taken by the members under that subsection at a meeting is recorded in the minutes of that meeting. (4) A member of the Board or committee may not make use of, or profit from, a confidential information obtained as a result of exercising or performing a power or function as a member. (5) The Chief Executive Officer or other staff members of BIPA may not - (a) participate in an investigation, proceedings or decision concerning a matter in respect of which the Chief Executive Officer or staff member have interest; or