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Vacating Office.
(1)
(2)
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The office of a member of the Board shall fall vacant upon any of the following occurrences:
(a)
failure to meet any of the membership requirements set forth in section 12 of this
Act;
(b)
upon being convicted of any offence involving fraud or dishonesty;
(c)
upon being absent without permission or excuse acceptable to the Board from three
consecutive meetings of the Board;
(d)
upon dismissal or resignation;
(e)
upon death of a member;
(f)
upon expiration of the term of office.
Whenever a position on the Board falls vacant prior to expiration of the term of a board
member, another person shall be appointed to complete the remaining period in the manner
provided for under section10 (2) of this Act.
Disclosure of Interest.
Any member of the Board, who directly or indirectly has an interest in any matter under
consideration by the Board shall disclose the nature or extent of his or her interest at the meeting
of the Board and shall not attend any deliberations or take part in any decision of the Board with
respect to that matter.
15.
Remuneration of Members of the Board.
Remuneration of the chairperson, vice-chairperson and members of the Board shall be determined
by the National Council of Ministers upon recommendations of the Competent Minister.
16.
Meetings of the Board.
The Board shall hold at least four periodic meetings in every fiscal year and may convene
extraordinary meetings in the manner specified by the rules of procedures it establishes which
shall provide for other matters, including but not limited to:
(1)
The quorum for meetings which shall be more than one-half of the members of the Board.
(2)
In absence of the chairperson or vice-chairperson the board shall elect one of its members to
chair the meeting.
(3)
In the event of a tie vote, the chairperson shall have a casting vote.
(4)
All the decisions at meetings of the Board shall be passed by a two-third vote of the
members present.
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