Health Act 2004
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Removal of members from office |
14.—(1) The Minister may remove all the members of the Board from office if— | |
(a) the Board fails to achieve a quorum for 3 consecutive meetings, | ||
(b) the Board does not comply with a judgment, order or decree of any court, | ||
(c) the Board does not comply with a direction of the Minister or any other requirement imposed on it by or under any enactment including this Act, or | ||
(d) the Minister is satisfied that the Board's functions are not being performed in an effective manner. | ||
(2) The Minister may, if of the opinion that the Board's functions are not being performed in an effective manner, appoint a person to— | ||
(a) conduct an independent review of any matter giving rise to that opinion, and | ||
(b) submit a report to the Minister on the results of the review. | ||
(3) The Board shall co-operate with any such review and give the person conducting it all reasonable assistance, including access to such premises, equipment and records as the person may require for the purposes of the review. | ||
(4) The chief executive officer does not cease to hold that position solely because he or she ceases to be a member of the Board when the members are removed from office under this section. | ||
(5) The removal of the members of the Board from office does not revoke or otherwise affect any delegation of the Executive's functions to the chief executive officer under section 12 (2). |