12 (b) any incidental gift received or derived by a councillor for attendance at any conference or public lecture; or (c) any other work which reasonably may be considered to advance the work of the Authority, but such appointment, office and honorarium, or gift must be disclosed in writing and recorded as provided for in sections 11B and 12(2).’’. 5 Amendment of section 11 of Act 13 of 2000 9. Section 11 of the principal Act is hereby amended— (a) by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection: ‘‘(1)[(a)] Meetings of the Council must be held at least once a month 10 at such times and places as the Council may determine. [(b) However, the first meeting must be held at such time and place as the chairperson determines.]’’; (b) by the substitution for subsection (3) of the following subsection: ‘‘(3) The quorum for any meeting of the Council is a majority of the 15 councillors [in office at the time] presently serving as councillors, including the chairperson or an acting chairperson referred to in section 5(2).’’; and (c) by the addition of the following subsection: ‘‘(5) The chief executive officer of the Authority must be invited to 20 attend any meeting of the Council and may speak at any such meeting on any matter, which must be minuted, but he or she does not have a right to vote at a meeting.’’. Amendment of section 11A of Act 13 of 2000, as inserted by section 13 of Act 3 of 2006 25 10. Section 11A of the principal Act is hereby amended by the addition of the following subsections: ‘‘(3) The minutes, contemplated in subsection (2), must be signed, confirmed and published on the Authority’s website and made available in its library within 30 days of the conclusion of the meeting, but any information determined to be 30 confidential in terms of section 4D must be removed prior to such publication or availability.’’. Insertion of section 11B into Act 13 of 2000 11. The following section is hereby inserted in the principal Act after section 11A: ‘‘Code of Ethics 35 11B. (1) The Authority must, within 180 days of the date of the commencement of section 11 of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Amendment Act, 2014, publish and make publicly available on its website and in its library, a Code of Ethics, which addresses, amongst others, the processes for the disclosure required by sections 7(7) 40 and 12(2), and which specifies the governance principles according to which the Authority or the Council functions, including, amongst others— (a) principles of mutual respect and collective responsibility; (b) a requirement that the Council will, at all relevant times or places, have all relevant information necessary to make an informed decision, 45 taking account of all relevant facts at its disposal; and (c) a commitment by the Council to conduct the affairs of the Authority in accordance with the highest level of corporate governance, including professionalism and integrity. (2) All councillors and the chief executive officer must adhere to and 50 comply with the requirements of the Code of Ethics and must, amongst others, disclose in writing any interest, financial or otherwise, direct or