Section 59: Board members

59. Board members (1) The names of the members of a Board or Committee shall be published in the Gazette. (2) The Commissioner shall, on request, submit to a Board or Committee such reports as will enable it to make suggestions and recommendations to the Commissioner in the interest of detainees, generally or individually. [Issue 5] R10 – 24 Revised Laws of Mauritius (3) No officer shall refuse admittance to an institution to a member of a Board or Committee or hinder or obstruct any such member in the performance of his duties under this Act. (4) (a) A member of a Board or Committee may resign on giving one month’s notice to the Minister. (b) The Minister may remove from office a member who— (i) has absented himself without sufficient cause from 3 consecutive meetings of the Board or Committee; (ii) has become insolvent, has assigned his estate for the benefit of his creditors or has made any arrangements with his creditors; (iii) has been guilty of any misconduct or default in the discharge of his duties as a member which, in the opinion of the Minister, renders him unfit to be a member; (iv) has been convicted of an offence of such a nature as, in the opinion of the Minister, renders it desirable that he should be removed from office; (v) is suffering from such mental or physical infirmity as, in the opinion of the Minister, renders him unfit to discharge his duties as a member; or (vi) is otherwise found to be unsuitable by the Minister to continue to be a member.