Section 23: The Board
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23. The Board
(1) There shall be, for the purposes of this Act, a board which shall be
known as the Statistics Board.
(2) The Board shall consist of—
(a) a Chairperson, suitably qualified and experienced in the field of
statistics, economics, social sciences, finance, management or
related fields, appointed by the President, acting in accordance
with the advice of the Prime Minister tendered after the Prime
Minister has consulted the Leader of the Opposition, on such
terms and conditions as may be determined by the Prime Minister;
(b) the Financial Secretary or his representative;
(c) a Deputy Governor of the Bank of Mauritius or his representative;
(d) a representative of the private sector, appointed by the Minister
on the advice of the Joint Economic Council;
(e) a qualified and suitable person having international experience on
official statistics, appointed by the Minister;
(f) the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mauritius or his representative; and
(g) the Director.
(3) (a) The members referred to in subsection (2) (d) and (e) shall be appointed by the Minister on such terms and conditions as he may determine.
(b) The Board may co-opt such other person as may be of assistance
in relation to any matter before the Board.
(4) Any person co-opted under subsection (3) (b) shall have no right to
vote on any matter before the Board.
(5) Every member shall be paid such fees as may be approved by the
Minister.
(6) In the discharge of its functions and the exercise of its powers
under this Act, the Board shall not be subject to the direction or control of
any other person or authority.
(7) The President shall, on the advice of the Prime Minister, at any time,
terminate the appointment of the Chairperson—
(a) on grounds of any misconduct, default or breach of trust in the
discharge of his functions; or
(b) where he is subject to proceedings of such nature as to render
desirable the termination of his appointment.
[S. 23 repealed and replaced by s. 28 (p) of Act 20 of 2011 w.e.f. 31 August 2011.]
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