Constitution of the Board

(1) The Board shall consist of not more than seven persons appointed by the Minister, of whom at least four shall be persons not holding office of emoluments in the Public Service. (2) Of the seven members, two shall be appointed after consultation with the Association, one after consultation with the Minister responsible for Industry, and one after consultation with the Minister responsible for Finance. (3) The Minister shall appoint one member to be the Chairperson. In his absence the members present shall elect one of their members to preside at the meeting. (4) The Minister may appoint another person to act as a member of the Board in place of a member who is temporarily absent or unable to act as such. (5) The representatives of the Association shall hold office as members until any successors have been elected. (6) A member of the Board appointed by the Minister shall hold office for such period not exceeding three years as may be 10 prescribed by the Minister at the time of the appointment of the members but may be reappointed. (7) A member who is not holding office of emoluments in the Public Service may resign his post by giving the Minister, through the Chairperson, written notice of resignation. The Chairperson may resign his post by giving a written notice of resignation to the Minister. (8) No member of the National Assembly shall be a (9) The names of the members appointed to the Board and every change and new appointment shall be published in the Gazette. (10) The Board may act by any five of its members and may so act notwithstanding any vacancy in the number of members constituting the Board, and shall have the power to regulate its procedure.