Expenses

All expenses incurred in the administration of this Act are to be defrayed out of moneys voted by the National Assembly for the purpose. 15 SCHEDULE BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION ACT Composition, Etc., of Board of Directors of Belize Broadcasting Authority [Section 3] 1.-(1) The Board shall consist of eight persons appointed by the Minister, two of whom shall be the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry for the time being responsible for broadcasting, and a representative of the Public Utilities Commission, and a third representing the television industry. 16 of 2002. (2) The Minister shall appoint one of the members of the Board to be its Chairperson. 2. Subject to this Schedule, each member of the Board shall hold office for a period of one year but is eligible for re- appointment. 3. A member may at any time resign his office by instrument in writing addressed to the Chairperson who shall immediately forward it to the Minister and, as from the date of receipt of the instrument by the Minister, unless some other date is mentioned in the instrument, that member shall cease to be a member of the Board. 4. The Chairperson may at any time resign his office by instrument in writing addressed to the Minister and, as from the date of the receipt of the instrument by the Minister, unless some other date is mentioned in the instrument, the Chairperson shall cease to be Chairperson and also to be a member of the Board. 16 5. A member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Board without reasonable cause shall cease to be a member thereof. 6. Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Board, the Minister may appoint a person to fill that vacancy for the unexpired portion of the period of one year. 7. The Board shall meet at least once every quarter or at such shorter intervals as may be necessary for the transaction of business. 8. Meetings of the Board shall be at such places and times as the Board determines. 9. The Chairperson may at any time call a special meeting and shall do so within seven days of his being requested to do so in writing by not less than three members of the Board. 10. The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Board but where at any meeting the Chairperson is absent the members present and constituting a quorum may elect a person from among themselves to be Chairperson for that meeting. 11. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. 12. Decisions of the Board shall be by a majority of votes. 13. Every member of the Board shall have one vote but in case where the voting is equal the Chairperson has, in addition to his original vote, a casting vote. 14. The appointment, removal, death or resignation of a member of the Board shall be notified in the Gazette. 15. Subject to the provisions of section 3 (2) of this Act, all documents made by, and decisions of, the Board shall be Broadcasting and Television 17 signed by the Chairperson or by any member of the Board authorised to act in that behalf or by the Secretary. 16. Subject to this Schedule, the Board may regulate its own procedure.