7. Subject to the provisions of any Act of the Community, the acts and decisions of the Summit may be signified under the hand of the Secretary General or of any officer in the service of the Community authorised in that behalf by the Summit. 8. The Summit shall cause all rules and orders made by it under this Treaty to be published in the Gazette; and any such rules or orders shall come into force on the date of publication unless otherwise provided in the rule or order. 9. The delegation of powers and functions referred to in paragraphs 5 and 6 of this Article, shall not include: (a) (b) (c) (d) the giving of general directions and impetus; the appointment of Judges to the East African Court of Justice; the admission of new Members and granting of Observer Status to foreign countries; and assent to Bills. ARTICLE 12 Meetings of the Summit 1. The Summit shall meet at least once in every year and extraordinary meetings at the request of any member of the Summit. may hold 2. The tenure of office of the Chairperson of the Summit is one year and the office of the Chairperson shall be held in rotation among the Partner States. 3. The decisions of the Summit shall be by consensus. 4. The Summit shall discuss business submitted to it by the Council and any other matter which may have a bearing on the Community. 5. Subject to the provisions of this Treaty, the Summit shall determine its own procedure, including that for convening its meetings, for the conduct of business thereat and at other times, and for the rotation of the office of Chairperson among the members of the Summit. 18