11Initial directors

### 11 Initial directors > > (1)  A company is to have a Board. > > > (2)  On the incorporation day of the appropriate company, the members of the company are to appoint, for a period of 3 years – > > > > > > (a) the persons holding office as wardens of the former board as the initial directors of the Board of that company; and > > > > > > > (b) the person holding office as master warden of the former board as chairperson of that Board. > > > (3)  If an initial director vacates office before the end of the period of 3 years, the Board – > > > > > > (a) may request the members of the company to appoint under [section 12](#GS12@EN) a suitable person to replace that director for the balance of that period if the directors of that Board number 4 to 8 inclusive after that vacation; or > > > > > > > (b) must make such a request if the directors of that Board number less than 4 after that vacation.