Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

6.   Tenure of office of appointed members

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   (1)   An appointed member shall hold office for a period of 2 years from the date of his or her appointment.

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   However, the Governor General may remove an appointed member from his or her office at any time by notice in writing to him or her to that effect. In addition, an appointed member at any time may resign his or her office by notice in writing under hand to that effect given to the Governor General.

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   (2)   The Governor General may, on the recommendation of the Minister, appoint any person to act in the place of an appointed member in case of the latter's absence or inability to perform his or her duties.

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   (3)   Where an appointed member is absent from any 3 consecutive meetings of the Board except some reason approved by the Governor General, such person shall cease to be a member of Board.

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   (4)   If a vacancy occurs by death, resignation, effluxion of time, or otherwise, in the office of any appointed member, the vacancy may be filled by the Governor General in the manner provided by section 5(1), but any person appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office so long only as the member in whose place he or she is appointed would have held office.

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   (5)   Any person ceasing to be an appointed member shall be eligible for re-appointment to the Board.

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   (6)   The appointment, resignation or removal of an appointed member shall be notified in the Gazette by the Secretary to Cabinet. However, failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of the appointment, resignation or removal.