Board of Directors

(l) The Institute shall have a Board of Directors, which shall be the principal policymaking instrument of the Institute, and shall consist of– (a) the Chief Executive Officer, Ministry responsible for health or his representative; (b) the Chief Executive Officer, Ministry responsible for education or his representative; (c) the Chief Executive Officer, Ministry responsible for economic development or his representative; (d) the Financial Secretary or his representative; (e) the Governor, Central Bank of Belize or his representative; (f) the President, National Trade Union Congress of Belize or his representative; 13 (g) the President, Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry or his representative; (h) the President, University of Belize or his representative; (i) the President, Belize Business Bureau or his representative; (j) a representative of civil society, appointed by the Minister; and (k) the Director-General, ex officio. (2) The Board shall, at the first meeting of the Board, elect one of its member to be Chairperson and another member to be Deputy Chairperson. (3) The Deputy Chairperson shall, in the absence of the Chairperson, or where the Chairperson is for any reason unable to perform his functions, or where there is a vacancy in the Office of Chairperson, have all the powers and perform all the functions of the Chairperson. (4) The members of the Board, other than the Director- General, shall be appointed by the Minister for a term of three years, but the members so appointed may be re-appointed on the expiration of their term of office. (5) The Board shall employ the services of an employee of the Institute as secretary of the Board on such terms and conditions and for such period as it shall deem appropriate. (6) It shall be the duty of the secretary to make the necessary preparations for the meetings of the Board, take minutes of those meetings, and keep records of decisions and other policy records 14 (7) The names of all the members of the Board, and any change in such membership, shall be published in the Gazette. (8) The Chairperson and members of the Board, except the Director-General, shall be paid such honoraria as the Minister may determine.