Tenure of office of members of the Board

(1) The representatives of processors and of the Association shall hold office as members of the Board until their successors have been elected and they shall be eligible for re-election. (2) A member of the Board appointed by the Minister shall hold office for such period not exceeding one year as may be prescribed by the Minister at the time of the appointment of the (3) Any elected member of the Board may by writing under his hand addressed to the Chairperson resign his seat on the Board and any member appointed to the Board may by writing under his hand addressed to the Minister resign his seat on the (4) Any member of the Board shall be deemed to have vacated his seat if, Citrus (Processing and Production) [CAP. 277 11 (a) he dies, is certified insane, if adjudicated a bankrupt or accepts any office of profit in the gift or disposal of the Board; (b) not being an ex officio member, he or his alternate is absent without the leave of the Board from four consecutive meetings of the (c) not being an ex officio member, he ceases to be eligible for election to the Board. (5) Subject to the existence of a quorum, the Board shall be deemed to be properly constituted notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy or the failure of the processors or the Association to elect their representatives. (6) If any member resigns his office as a member of the Board or vacates his seat in any of the circumstances mentioned in subsection (4), the Minister or the processors or the Association, as the case may be, shall appoint or elect another person or representative to the Board who shall hold office for the remainder of the term of office of the member who has resigned or vacated his seat.