Cap. 588 Art. 9Secretary to the Board.

(1) There shall be appointed a secretary to the Board, who shall be appointed for a period of three (3) years and shall, on the expiry of the term of appointment, be eligible for re-appointment. If the secretary is appointed at any time after any one or more members have already been appointed, the term of appointment of the secretary shall end on the date being three (3) years after the appointment of the first member appointed as a member of the Board. The secretary shall be appointed by the Board.

(2) The secretary to the Board appointed in terms of sub-article

(1) above shall not be a member of the Board, but shall have the right to attend Board meetings.

(3) The secretary to the Board shall be responsible for maintaining the minutes of meetings of the Board and for keeping and maintaining such registers and records as the secretary may be required to keep by the Board.

(4) The secretary to the Board shall ensure that:

(a) adequate prior notice of all meetings is given to all members of the Board; and

(b) all returns and other documents of the Agency are prepared and delivered in accordance with the requirements of any applicable law and regulations.

(5) The provisions of article 12 shall apply to the secretary of the Board.