8Board

8 Board

(1)  The Authority has a Board of Directors consisting of –

(a) a person with practical knowledge of, and experience in, industry, commerce or economic development; and

(b) three persons representing private forest growers of whom –

(i) one represents industrial private forest growers; and

(ii) two represent non-industrial private forest growers; and

(c) a person with expertise in forest or related sciences; and

(d) the chief executive officer.

(2)  [Section 8 Subsection (2) amended by No. 116 of 2001, s. 6, Applied:24 Aug 2001] The directors referred to in subsection (1) (a) , (b) and (c) are to be appointed by the Minister after the Minister has consulted the forest owners organisations.

(3)  The Minister is to appoint a director referred to in subsection (1) (a) , (b) or (c) to be the chairperson of the Board.

(4)  The Board may, at its first meeting, elect one of its members to be deputy chairperson of the Board.

(5)  Schedule 2 has effect with respect to the directors.

(6)  Schedule 3 has effect with respect to the meetings of the Board.