Section 7: The Board

7. The Board (1) There shall be a Board which shall administer and manage the affairs of the Institute and be known as the Judicial and Legal Studies Board. (2) The Board shall consist of— (a) a Chairperson, who shall be a person who holds or has held judicial office, a law practitioner or legal officer of not less than 10 years’ standing, or a person who has proven ability and experience in legal education, to be appointed by the Chief Justice, after consultation with the Attorney-General; (b) 3 representatives of the Judiciary, to be appointed by the Chief Justice; (c) the Solicitor-General or his representative; (d) the Director of Public Prosecutions or his representative; (e) a member of the academic staff of the Faculty of Law of the University of Mauritius, designated by the Vice-Chancellor of the University; (f) 3 law practitioners, to be appointed by the Attorney-General; (g) a member of civil society, to be appointed by the AttorneyGeneral; (h) such other persons, not exceeding 3 in number, as the Chief Justice may, after consultation with the Chairperson, co-opt on the Board either generally or for any specific purpose. (3) The persons referred to in subsection (2) (f) shall— (a) be law practitioners of not less than 10 years’ standing; (b) include a barrister, an attorney and a notary and be appointed on the recommendation of the Bar Council, the Mauritius Law Society Council and the Chamber of Notaries, respectively. I14A – 3 [Issue 4] Institute for Judicial and Legal Studies Act (4) (a) Every member, other than the members referred to in subsection (2) (c), (d) and (e), shall— (i) hold office for 3 years or, in the case of a person co-opted for a specific purpose, for the period or the purpose for which he was appointed; and (ii) be eligible for re-appointment for not more than one further term of 3 years. (b) Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Board, the vacancy shall, in the case of a person appointed under subsection (2) (a), (b), (f) or (g), be filled by a person appointed by the Chief Justice or the Attorney-General, as the case may be, in accordance with subsection (2). (c) The person appointed under paragraph (b) shall hold office for the remainder of the term of office of the member whom he is replacing. (5) (a) The Board shall meet as often as is necessary at such place and time as the Chairperson thinks fit. (b) The Director shall convene a meeting of the Board on a request made by not less than 5 members. (c) At a meeting of the Board, 6 members shall constitute a quorum. (6) Every member shall be paid such fee or allowance as the Chief Justice may determine. (7) (a) The Board may set up such committee as it thinks fit to assist it in performing any of its functions. (b) A committee referred to in paragraph (a) shall consist of not more than 5 persons who may or may not be members.