Disqualifications to be a Governor

(1) No person shall be appointed or remain a Governor who is a member of the National Assembly. (2) The Minister may terminate the appointment of a Governor appointed under section 11 (1) (c) or (f) of this Act, only if the Governor, as the case may be, (a) by writing under his or her hand addressed to the Minister resigns his office; (b) becomes subject to the disqualification specified in subsection (1) of this section; Memorial Hospital Authority 21 (c) becomes bankrupt or insolvent, compounds with his or her creditors or benefits under the law for the relief of a bankrupt or makes any assignment in whole or in part of his or her income for the benefit of such creditors; (d) is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty, or of any other offence (other than a traffic offence) punishable with not less than one year imprisonment (whether or not the convicted person is awarded such sentence); (e) becomes totally or permanently incapable of performing his or her duties; (f) is guilty of gross misconduct; or (g) enjoys or holds a place of gift or profit at the disposal of the Authority or the Hospital, or any right or benefit under any contract made by or on behalf of the Board or the Hospital, or has any financial or other interest likely to prejudice the proper discharge by him of his functions as Governor. (3) The Minister may, on the recommendations of the Board, terminate the appointment of a Governor who absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Board without leave from the Board. (4) Where the membership of a person is terminated by the Minister under subsection (3) of this section, the organisation which nominated such person’s appointment to the Board shall nominate another person to replace him or her, and the person so nominated shall on his or her appointment, unless he or she 22 Memorial Hospital Authority earlier retires or is terminated, remain in office for the unexpired term of office of the person he or she is replacing. (5) The Minister may appoint a temporary Governor in the place of a substantive Governor who is unable to perform his functions due to illness or absence from Belize, or from any other causes, and such temporary Governor shall hold office until the disability which necessitated his appointment has ceased to exist.