6Vacancies

6 Vacancies

(1)  [Section 6 Subsection (1) amended by No. 32 of 2020, s. 7, Applied:01 Nov 2023] The office of a member shall become vacant if he or she–

(a) [Section 6 Subsection (1) amended by No. 32 of 2020, s. 7, Applied:01 Nov 2023] becomes bankrupt or compounds with his or her creditors;

(b) [Section 6 Subsection (1) amended by No. 32 of 2020, s. 7, Applied:01 Nov 2023] is absent without leave of the Board from 3 consecutive meetings of which due notice has been given to him or her either personally or by post;

(c) [Section 6 Subsection (1) amended by No. 32 of 2020, s. 7, Applied:01 Nov 2023] [Section 6 Subsection (1) amended by No. 32 of 2020, s. 7, Applied:01 Nov 2023] resigns his or her office by writing under his or her own hand addressed to the Governor; or

(d) is removed from office by the Governor.

(2)  The validity of any act or resolution of the Board shall not be affected by any informality or irregularity in its constitution, and a quorum of the Board may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board notwithstanding that the office of a member may be vacant.