Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

Schedule 2

(Section 5(3))

1.   Appointment of committees

Subject to paragraph 3, the Board shall consist of the following members—

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   (a)     the Attorney General or his or her nominee;

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   (b)     one person appointed by the Minister;

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   (c)     four registered engineers appointed by the Minister on the recommendation of the Executive Committee of the Association of Professional Engineers of Saint Lucia.

However, in first Board constituted after the commencement of this Act, the 4 members nominated by the Association may not be registered engineers, but must be eligible for registration.

2.   Appointment of committees

The Board may—

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   (a)     appoint such committees composed of members of the Board and of registered engineers not being members of the Board, for the proper carrying out of its functions; and

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   (b)     delegate to such committees appointed under paragraph (a) any of its functions as it considers necessary.

3.   Tenure of office

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   (1)   Members of the Board, other than the person appointed under paragraph 1(a) shall hold office for a term not exceeding 3 years, but are eligible for re-appointment.

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   (2)   In the case of the first Board constituted after the commencement of this Act, the person appointed by the Minister under paragraphs (b) and (c), shall be appointed for a term of one year, and thereafter appointments shall be made in the manner otherwise provided in this Schedule.

4.   Election and duties of chairperson

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   (1)   The Board at its first meeting held after 1 January in each year shall elect one of its members to be chairperson for a term of one year, and that member shall be eligible for re-election as chairperson.

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   (2)   The chairperson shall have a second or casting vote.

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   (3)   The chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Board.

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   (4)   If at any meeting of the Board the chairperson is not present the members present shall elect one of their members to act as chairperson at that meeting.

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   (5)   The chairperson appointed each year shall hold office until his or her successor is elected, or for such lesser period as he or she remains a member of the Board.

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   (6)   If the chairperson ceases to be a member of the Board before the expiration of the period for which he or she has been elected, the Board shall elect some other member in his or her place to be chairperson for the remainder of that period.

5.   Appointment of secretary and other officers

The Board may appoint a secretary and such other officers and servants as it may deem necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act.

6.   Registration of members of the Board

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   (1)   Any member of the Board other than the chairperson may at any time resign his or her office by instrument in writing addressed to the Minister and transmitted through the chairperson, and from one month after the date of the receipt by the Minister of the instrument that member shall cease to be a member of the Board.

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   (2)   The chairperson may at any time resign his or her office by instrument in writing addressed to the Minister, and such resignation shall take effect as from one month after the date of the receipt of such instrument by the Minister.

7.   Temporary Appointments

In the absence or inability to act of any member, the Minister may appoint any person to act temporarily in place of such member, and such temporary appointment shall be made in the same manner and from the same category of persons if any, as the appointment of such member.

8.   Vacancies

If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Board such vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of another member who shall hold office for the remainder of the period for which the previous member was appointed.

9.   Quorum

At any meeting of the Board 3 members constitute a quorum.