Section 7: Board of Commissioners

7. Board of Commissioners (1) The Board shall consist of the Bishop and of 13 members to be appointed by the Bishop. (2) The Bishop shall be the Chairperson of the Board. (3) Subject to subsection (6), an appointed member shall hold office for a period of 4 years and shall, at the end of his term of office, be eligible for reappointment. (4) Where the Bishop is satisfied that an appointed member— (a) is guilty of improper conduct; (b) is incapacitated by prolonged physical or mental illness; or (c) is for any other reason unable or unfit to discharge his duties as a member, he shall terminate the member’s appointment and notify the termination in such manner as he thinks fit, and the termination shall take effect on the date of the notification. (5) The office of an appointed member shall become vacant— (a) on his death; (b) 7 days after the date on which he gives notice in writing to the Bishop of his intention to resign his office; (c) if his appointment is terminated under subsection (4); (d) on the expiration of his term of office; or (e) if he is, without the permission of the Bishop, absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the Board of which he has had notice. [Issue 1] A14 – 2 Revised Laws of Mauritius (6) Where the office of an appointed member is vacant, the Bishop may appoint another person to hold the vacant office for the period during which the office would otherwise remain vacant. (7) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the Board shall regulate its meetings and proceedings in such manner as it thinks fit. (8) Any act done or any power exercised by the Board shall not be invalid by reason only of any vacancy therein. [S. 7 amended by Act 14 of 1982.]