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THE ADVISORY COUNCIL

1. Composition of the Advisory Council

(1) The Advisory Council shall consist of nine members appointed by the Minister as follows —
1. (a) The Chairperson who shall be an attorney-at-law of not less than 5 years standing to be nominated by the Attorney General;
1. (b) The Commandant or Deputy Commandant of the Cadet Corps who shall be an ex officio member of the Advisory Council;
1. (c) A representative of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force to be nominated by the Commissioner of Police;
1. (d) A representative of the National Youth Council to be nominated by the executive of that Association;
1. (e) A representative of the National Principals' Association to be nominated by the executive of that Association;
1. (f) A representative of the Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development, Youth and Sports to be nominated by the Minister;
1. (g) A former Commanding Officer of the Cadet Corps to be nominated by the Minister;
1. (h) One male and one female parent or guardian of a member of the Cadet Corps to be selected by the Minster acting on the advice of the Commandant of the Cadet Corps.

(2) The Advisory Council as first constituted and every change in the membership shall be published in the Gazette.

(3) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the term of office of a member of the Advisory Council shall be as specified in the instrument of appointment but shall not exceed 3 years.

(4) The term of the Chairperson shall be 3 years and at the expiration of his or her term of office he or she shall be eligible for reappointment.

(5) Every member of the Advisory Council shall on the expiration of his or her term of office be eligible for reappointment.

(6) Any parent or guardian appointed by virtue of paragraph 1(1)(h) of this Schedule shall cease to be a member of the Advisory Council if his or her child or ward ceases to be an active member of the Cadet Corps or resigns from the Cadet Corps.

(7) The Minister may appoint any person to act temporarily in place of any member of the Advisory Council in the case of the absence or inability to act of that member.

2. Revocation

The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of members of the Advisory Council appointed by virtue of paragraph 1(1)(b)(f) and (h) of this Schedule.

3. Resignation

(1) Any member of the Advisory Council may at any time resign his or her office in writing addressed to the Minister and the Chairperson.

(2) The Chairperson of the Advisory Council may at any time by notice in writing addressed to the Minister resign his or her office.

4. Deputy Chairperson

(1) The Advisory Council shall elect a person from among its member to be Deputy Chairperson.

(2) In the absence of the Chairperson the Deputy Chairperson shall preside over meetings of the Advisory Council.

5. Secretary

(1) The Advisory Council shall elect a person from among its members to be Secretary to the Advisory Council.

(2) The Chairperson of the Advisory Council shall, forthwith after appointment of the Deputy Chairperson or a Secretary by virtue of paragraph 4 (1) or 5 (1) of this Schedule, inform the Minister of such appointment by notice in writing.

(3) The Secretary of the Advisory Council shall, under the supervision of the Chairperson, prepare the agenda, record minutes and deal with any other matters of a secretarial nature but shall have no vote in the Advisory Council.

(4) Notwithstanding paragraph 5(3) of this Schedule, the Commandant and the Deputy Commandant of the Cadet Corps shall assist the Secretary in the performance of the secretarial duties of the Advisory Council.

6. Procedure and Meetings

(1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the Advisory Council shall have the power to regulate its procedure.

(2) The Chairperson may at any time, but at least once every quarter, convene a meeting of the Advisory Council.

(3) Decisions of the Advisory Council shall be adopted by simple majority of members voting. However, in any case of equality of votes, the Chairperson shall have a second or casting vote.

(4) The validity of any proceedings of the Advisory Council shall not be affected by any vacancy in its membership nor by any defect in the appointment of a member of the Advisory Council.

(5) The Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson and four other members of the Advisory Council shall constitute a quorum.

(6) In the absence of the Chairperson or the Deputy Chairperson, a member shall be elected to preside over that meeting.

7. Committees

(1) The Advisory Council may appoint committees for purposes which in the opinion of the Advisory Council would be better regulated and managed by a committee.

(2) The number of members of a committee appointed pursuant to subparagraph (1), their functions and terms of appointment, the quorum of the committee and the area, if any, within which the committee is to exercise authority shall be determined by the Advisory Council.

(3) A committee appointed pursuant to subparagraph (1) may include persons who are not members of the Advisory Council. However, such persons are to have no vote at meetings of the Advisory Council.

(4) The validity of the proceedings of a Committee appointed pursuant to subparagraph (1) shall not be affected by any vacancy in the membership thereof or by any defect in the appointment of a member.