(Section 5)
Constitution and Procedure of National Insurance Board
1. The National Insurance Board shall consist of 7 members appointed by the Minister as follows—
(a) two members who shall represent Government;
(b) two members who shall represent employers;
(c) two members who shall represent employees;
(d) the Director.
2. The members representing Government shall be appointed on the advice of Cabinet.
3. The members representing employers shall be appointed on the recommendation of such associations of employers or persons or bodies likely to represent the interests of employers generally throughout the State.
4. The members representing employees shall be appointed on the recommendation of such associations of trade unions or individual trade unions as appear to be representative of employees generally throughout the State.
5. The Minister shall appoint the chairperson and deputy chairperson of the Board from amongst the members who shall with the other members hold office for a period not exceeding 3 years. Any member of the Board shall be eligible for re-appointment.
6. The Minister may at any time, if he or she is of the opinion that a member is unfit to continue in office or is incapable of performing his or her duties, revoke the appointment of such member.
7. Any member of the Board other than the chairperson, may at any time resign his or her office by notice in writing addressed to the Minister and transmitted through the chairperson and from the date of the receipt by the Minister of such notice such member shall cease to be a member of the Board.
8. The chairperson may at any time resign his or her office by giving notice in writing addressed to the Minister and such resignation shall take effect as from the date of the receipt of such notice by the Minister.
9. If any vacancy occurs in the membership of the Board, such vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of another member who shall, subject to this Schedule, hold office for the remainder of the period for which the previous member was appointed.
10. The names of all members of the Board as first constituted and every change in the membership of the Board shall be published in the Gazette.
11. The Minister shall convene the first meeting of the Board, and thereafter the Board shall meet at such times as may be necessary or expedient for the transaction of business and such meetings shall be held at such places as the chairperson may require.
12. The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be 4 members.
13. Minutes of every meeting of the Board shall be kept in proper form by the Secretary and shall be confirmed as soon as practicable thereafter either by circulating the same or at a subsequent meeting.
14. A member shall not communicate or reveal to any person any matter which has been brought under his or her consideration or shall become known to him or her as a member of the Board except as may be required for the due discharge of his or her duties as such.
15. A member shall not participate in the deliberations of the Board on any matter in which he or she has or may have any interest.