Section 3: Establishment of Board

3. Establishment of Board (1) There is established for the purposes of this Act the Training and Employment of Disabled Persons Board. (2) The Board shall be a body corporate. (3) The Board shall consist of— (a) a Chairperson, to be appointed by the Minister; (b) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of social security; (c) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of employment, labour and industrial relations; (d) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of social integration and economic empowerment; (e) a representative of the Mauritius Institute of Training and Development; (f) the Head, Disability Unit of the Ministry responsible for the subject of social security; (g) a representative of employers, to be designated by the Mauritius Employers’ Federation; (h) a representative of trade unions, to be appointed by the Minister; (i) four disabled persons, to be appointed by the Minister on the recommendation of the National Council for the Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons. (4) The Chairperson and the representatives of employers and disabled persons shall be appointed for such term as the Minister may determine. (5) In the absence of the Chairperson from any meeting of the Board, the representative of the Ministry shall preside at that meeting and shall, in relation to that meeting, exercise the functions and have all the powers of the Chairperson. [Issue 5] T16 – 2 (6) Seven members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. (7) The Board may appoint such committees and co-opt such persons to such committees as it may deem necessary. (8) Subject to this section, the Board shall regulate its meetings and proceedings in such manner as it thinks fit. (9) The members shall be paid such fees or allowances as the Minister may determine. [S. 3 amended by s. 4 of Act 14 of 2012 w.e.f. 1 September 2012.]