Section 5: The Board

5. The Board (1) The administration and control of the affairs of the Fund shall vest in a Board to be known as the Board of the Fishermen Welfare Fund. (2) The Board shall consist of— (a) a Chairperson appointed by the Minister; (b) a representative of the Prime Minister’s Office; (c) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of finance; (d) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of fisheries; (e) a representative of the Ministry responsible for Rodrigues; (f) 2 fishermen, each of whom shall be nominated by one of the 2 most representative organisations of fishermen; (g) one fisherman from the bank fishermen community; (h) one fisherman from Rodrigues nominated by the fishermen’s associations of Rodrigues; (i) one representative of the organisations of operators from the fishing industry, nominated by the organisation the members of which produce the highest tonnage of fish. (3) The members referred to in subsection (2) (f), (g), (h) and (i) shall be appointed by the Minister. (4) A member shall hold office for a period of 2 years, but shall be eligible for reappointment. (5) A person shall cease to hold office if he becomes a member of the Assembly or a local authority, or the holder of an office in a political party. [Issue 1] F17 – 2 (6) The members of the Board shall be paid such fees or allowances as the Minister shall determine. (7) For the purposes of subsection (2), the expression “most representative organisations of fishermen” means those organisations of fishermen which according to the records of the Registrar of Associations or the Registrar of Co-operatives have the highest number of members.