Act 16 Land Act 1998 (4) Proceedings and decisions of the Committee shall be in writing and the records shall be kept. (5) A decision of the Committee shall be reached by consensus and in case of a contentious matter by majority vote. (6) The records and instruments of the Committee shall be kept by the Chairperson. (7) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Committee may regulate its own procedure. 69. (I) There shall, for the purposes of sections 5 and 34 of this Act, be a Recorder for each Sub-county, each gazetted area and each division in the case of a city, who shall be answerable to the Board. Recorder. (2) The Recorder shall be responsible for keeping records relating t_o certificates of customary ownership and certificates of occupancy. (3) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, in the case of(a) a rural area, the Sub-county· Chief shall be the Recorder; ( b) a gazetted urban area, the Town Clerk shall be the Recorder; ( c) a division of a city, the Assistant Town Clerk in- charge of the division shall be the Recorder; and ( d) a copy of each certificate referred to in subsection (2) shall be deposited with the Board. General powers of Disposal and Right. 70. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Commission or a Board shall have power to grant estates and create rights or interests in land and to manage, dispose of, and otherwise deal with the estate or interest in relation to land vested in it. 65 General powers of disposal.