A.154 16. (1) The Authority may appoint such committees as it considers appropriate, consisting of its members or other suitably qualified persons. (2) The Authority may delegate any of its powers, functions or duties under this Act, to a committee appointed under subsection (1). 17. Subject to section 9, the Board may invite any person, not being a present member, to attend any Board meeting or otherwise assist it with its deliberations, and any person so invited shall not have any voting rights on the Board. 18. (1) Where a member is present at a meeting of the Board or any committee, at which meeting a matter which is the subject of consideration is one in which he or she is directly or indirectly interested in a private capacity, the member shall, as soon as practicable after the commencement of the meeting, disclose such interest and shall not, unless the Board otherwise directs, take part in any consideration or discussion of, or vote on any question touching upon, such matter. (2) A disclosure under subsection (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting at which it was made. (3) Where a member fails to disclose his or her interest in accordance with subsection (1) and a decision by the Board is made benefiting such member, such decision shall be null and void. (4) A member who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of P10, 000.00 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year. Committees of Authority Co-opted members Disclosure of interest PART V – Various Offices within Authority 19. (a) (b) (c) 20. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) The Authority shall comprise the following offices — the Companies and Business Names Office; the Industrial Property Office; and the Copyright Office. The Companies and Business Names Office shall — process applications made in terms of the Companies Act and Registration of Business Names Act; keep a register of registered business names in a prescribed form in which shall be entered such particulars as are required by the Registration of Business Names Act; take charge of, and be responsible for the safe custody of, all documents lodged with the Companies and Business Names Office under the Companies Act; examine and register all returns and other documents lodged with the Companies and Business Names Office; prescribe fees and conditions under which a person may consult, inspect or make a copy of, or obtain an extract from a document lodged and kept in the Companies and Business Names Office; and exercise any other powers — (i) conferred on it by this Act or any other Act, or (ii) which the Minister may by regulations prescribe. Offices within Authority Companies and Business Names Office