24Consequences of amalgamation

#### 24 Consequences of amalgamation 24 Consequences of amalgamation > > (1) When a proclamation under section 23 declaring that 2 or more boards are amalgamated takes effect— > > > > > (a) the individual boards declared by the proclamation to be dissolved are dissolved, and > > > > > (b) a person who, immediately before the dissolution takes effect, held office as a member of one of the dissolved boards— > > > > > > > (i) shall cease to hold office as such, > > > > > > > (ii) is eligible, if otherwise qualified, to be appointed as a member of the new board, and > > > > > > > (iii) is not entitled to be paid any remuneration or compensation by reason of ceasing to hold that office. > > > (2) A board established pursuant to a proclamation under section 23 is a continuation of, and the same legal entity as, the boards dissolved pursuant to that proclamation. > > > (3) Division 3 has effect as if the board declared to be constituted by a proclamation under section 23 had been declared to be constituted by a proclamation under section 10.