National Sports Campus Development Authority Act 2006
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Membership of Authority and terms and conditions of membership. |
9.— (1) The Authority shall consist of the following members: | |
(a) a chairperson; and | ||
(b) 12 ordinary members. | ||
(2) A member of the Authority shall be appointed by the Minister and shall be a person who, in the opinion of the Minister, has experience of or shown capacity in matters relevant to the functions of the Authority. | ||
(3) The Minister shall, insofar as practicable and having regard to the relevant experience of the persons concerned, ensure an equitable balance between men and women in the composition of the Authority. | ||
(4) The chairperson shall hold office for a period of 5 years from the date of his or her appointment. | ||
(5) The persons who are first appointed to be ordinary members of the Authority shall hold office as follows: | ||
(a) four of such members shall hold office for the period of 3 years from the date of their appointment; | ||
(b) four of such members shall hold office for the period of 4 years from the date of their appointment; and | ||
(c) the remaining members shall hold office for the period of 5 years from the date of their appointment. | ||
(6) The members of the Authority who are to hold office for the periods specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection >(5) shall be decided by lot to be drawn in such manner as may be decided by the Minister. | ||
(7) Subject to subsection (5), a person who is appointed pursuant to this section to be an ordinary member of the Authority shall hold office for the period of 5 years from the date of his or her appointment. | ||
(8) Notwithstanding subsections (5) to (7), an ordinary member of the Authority appointed under subsection (2) shall, unless he or she sooner dies, becomes disqualified for, resigns or is removed from office, hold office until the Minister appoints a person to replace that person as such a member of the Authority. | ||
(9) Subject to section 12 , a member of the Authority shall hold office on such other terms and conditions as the Minister may determine. | ||
(10) A person shall be disqualified for holding and shall cease to hold office as a member of the Authority or a committee if he or she— | ||
(a) is adjudged bankrupt, | ||
(b) makes a composition or arrangement with his or her creditors, | ||
(c) is convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty, whether or not in connection with a company, | ||
(d) is convicted of an indictable offence in relation to a company, | ||
(e) has a declaration under section 150 of the Companies Act 1990 made against him or her or is subject or is deemed to be subject to a disqualification order by virtue of Part VII of that Act, or | ||
(f) has a conflict of interest of such significance that, in the opinion of the Minister, requires that he or she should not hold or should cease to hold such office. | ||
(11) A member of the Authority may at any time resign from office by letter addressed to the Minister and the resignation shall take effect on the date specified in the letter or the date the letter is received by the Minister whichever is later. | ||
(12) The Minister may at any time remove a member of the Authority from office if, in the opinion of the Minister— | ||
(a) the member has become incapable through ill health of effectively performing the duties of the office, | ||
(b) the member has committed stated misbehaviour, or | ||
(c) the removal appears to be necessary for the effective performance of the functions of the Authority. | ||
(13) If a member of the Authority dies, becomes disqualified for, resigns or is removed from office, the Minister may appoint a person to be a member of the Authority to fill the resultant casual vacancy. | ||
(14) A person appointed to be a member of the Authority under subsection (13) shall hold office for the remainder of the term of office of the member of it who occasioned the casual vacancy. | ||
(15) A member of the Authority who has served 2 consecutive terms as such a member shall not be eligible for reappointment. | ||
(16) For the purposes of subsection (15), a person who occasions or fills a casual vacancy shall be considered to have served a term as a member of the Authority even though he or she held office for part only of the term. | ||
(17) Subject to section 10 (3), the Authority may act notwithstanding one or more vacancies in its membership. |