Children's Health Act 2018
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Subsequent Board | ||
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14. (1) Appointments of members to the Board after the establishment day (other than appointments made in accordance with sections 13 and 18 ) shall be made by the Minister, after consultation with the chairperson of the Board as to the experience and expertise required by the Board, and such members shall hold office for a term not exceeding 4 years. | ||
(2) Where vacancies caused by the effluxion of time occur on the Board, the Minister shall appoint 6 persons to be members of the Board, 4 of whom shall be appointed on the nomination of the Board and 2 of whom shall be chosen by the Minister. | ||
(3) The members of the Board appointed by the Minister on the nomination of the Board shall not exceed 8 persons at any time. | ||
(4) Persons nominated by the Board to the Minister for appointment to be members of the Board shall be selected by a process approved by the Board with the consent of the Minister. | ||
(5) The members of the Board shall, where the office of chairperson is vacant, elect from among the members a person to be nominated for appointment by the Minister to be chairperson of the Board. | ||
(6) The Minister shall, where the Minister approves of a nomination made in accordance with subsection (5), appoint the person nominated by the Board. | ||
(7) A person appointed in accordance with subsection (6) shall serve for the unexpired period of his or her term of office as a member of the Board or for such period, not exceeding 4 years, as the Minister considers appropriate. | ||
(8) The Board and the Minister shall, in so far as is practicable, endeavour to ensure that among the members of the Board there is an equitable balance between men and women. | ||
(9) A member of the Board whose term of office expires or is about to expire by the effluxion of time is, subject to subsection (10), eligible for reappointment to the Board. | ||
(10) A person may not be a member of the Board for more than 2 consecutive terms but is otherwise eligible for reappointment. | ||
(11) A person shall not be eligible for membership of the Board if the person is an employee of Children’s Health Ireland. |