A 330 2003 No. 19 Communications (3) The USP Board shall be constituted by the President based on the recommendations of the Minister and the USP Board shall, in carrying out its functions and duties pursuant to this Act, collaborate and consult at all times with the Commission and be subject to the provisions of this Act. Membership of USP Board. 116.—(1) Membership of the USP Board shall be constituted as follows— (a) the Minister shall be the USP Board Chairman ; (b) the Board Chairman of the Commission shall be the USP Board ViceChairman ; (c) 2 Commissioners ; (d) 1 representative of the Ministry ; (e) 1 representative of the Minister of Finance ; (f) 1 representative of the Chairman, National Planning Commission ; and (g) 4 private sector representatives. (2) The President, acting on the recommendations of the Minister, shall ensure that the USP Board members in subsection (1 )(g) of this section are persons of integrity and professional standing who shall be appointed as USP Board Members either on their own self-recognition or as representatives of organisations who, in the President’s judgement, are stakeholders in and can contribute meaningfully towards the attainment of the USP objectives. (3) The appointment of the USP Board members in subsection (1)(g) of this section shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate (4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6) of this section, the organisations that are represented on the USP Board may at any time, at their discretion or at the instance of the USP Board, withdraw members who are representing their organisations and simultaneously replace them with some other persons. (5) USP Board Members who are appointed pursuant to subsection (1)(g) of this section shall serve on such terms and for such periods as shall be indicated in their respective letters of appointment. (6) In the event of the determination of the appointment of a USP Board member who was appointed under subsection (1)(g) of this section and who was representing an organisation, the Minister may, on the recommendation of the USP Board, request the organisation to immediately send a replacement therefor. USP Board Proceedings. 117.—(1) The USP Board shall make standing orders for the regulation of its meetings and proceedings and may establish Standing or ad-hoc committees to assist it in exercising its functions under this Act. (2) Membership of the USP Board Committees may be constituted beyond the members of the USP Board to include persons and representatives of organisations that are capable in the USP Board’s estimation of assisting the Commission and the USP Board in the discharge of its USP functions provided that, such USP Board Committees shall at all times be headed by USP Board Members.