Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

3.   Establishment and composition of Board

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   (1)   For the purposes of this Act, there is hereby established a board known as the Saint Lucia Tourist Board. (Amended by Act 24 of 2002)

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   (2)   The Board shall consist of not more than 12 persons appointed by the Minister from among persons appearing to him or her to be qualified as having experience of, and shown capacity in, such matters which he or she considers will be beneficial to the functioning of the Board and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, in particular in matters relating to administration, commerce, finance, industry or trade. (Amended by Act 6 of 1993)

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   (3)   The Director shall be a member of the Board by virtue of his or her office.

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   (4)   The Minister shall appoint a chairperson and a deputy chairperson from amongst the members of the Board.

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   (5)   A member of the Board other than the Director shall hold office for such period not exceeding 2 years but such member shall be eligible for re-appointment.

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   (6)   During the temporary absence of the chairperson owing to illness, absence from Saint Lucia, inability to attend meetings of the Board or any other cause, the deputy chairperson of the Board shall perform the functions of the chairperson of the Board unless the Minister appoints some other member of the Board (other than the Director) to act as the chairperson of the Board.

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

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      (b)     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 from the date of the receipt of such instrument by the Minister.

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   (8)   The Minister may at, any time, revoke the appointment of any member of the Board appointed by him or her under section 3 (2).

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   (9)   The names of the members of the Board when it is first constituted and any change in the membership shall be notified in the Gazette.