S.L. 653.5 Art. 10Compositionofthe Board.

(1) The Prime Minister shall appoint officers of the member agencies to serve as expert members on the Board. The Board shall be composed as follows:

(a) one member representing the Occupational Health and Safety Authority;

(b) one member representing the Environment Protection Directorate;

(c) one member representing the Superintendent of Public Health;

(d) one member representing the Civil Protection Department.

(2) The Occupational Health and Safety Authority shall also appoint a technically competent person to act as Executive Chairperson to the Board, who shall be responsible for the organization of the work of the Board.

(3) Each member shall hold office for a period of three years, and the members so appointed may be re-appointed on the expiry of their term:

Provided that they shall remain in office on completion of their term, until the Prime Minister formally informs them of the appointment of a substitute.

(4) A member of the Board may, by notice in writing addressed to the Prime Minister, resign his membership.

(5) The Prime Minister may remove a member of the Board from office if, in the opinion of the Prime Minister, such member is unfit to continue in office or has become incapable of properly performing his duties as a member.

(6) The Board shall meet as often as necessary to discharge its functions, either at the request of the Executive Chairperson or at the request of any other two members representing different member agencies.

(7) Three persons attending a meeting shall constitute a quorum. The Executive Chairperson shall, in the event of a tie in voting, have both an initial vote as well as a casting vote:

Provided that without prejudice to the preceding subregulation, the Board shall regulate its own procedures.

(8) It shall be the joint duty of the member agencies constituting the Board to ensure that the overall functions of the Board are carried out in close collaboration and as efficiently as possible, and the Occupational Health and Safety Authority shall take the lead in co-ordinating the administrative actions of the Board.