s 5 Constitution of Board
5.—(1) The Board consists of —(a) the Chairperson; (b) the Chief Executive; and (c) at least 5 and not more than 12 other members to be appointed by the Minister.[Act 28 of 2022 wef 01/01/2023] (2) A person appointed by the Minister as a member of the Board under subsection (1)(c) holds office for the period and on the terms determined by the Minister for that person, unless the person’s appointment is earlier revoked by the Minister under subsection (7) or the person resigns during the person’s period of office.[Act 28 of 2022 wef 01/01/2023] (3) The Minister may appoint a member of the Board who is not the Chairperson or the Chief Executive, to be Deputy Chairperson of the Board.[Act 28 of 2022 wef 01/01/2023] (4) The Deputy Chairperson has and may exercise all the functions and powers of the Chairperson in relation to a matter if —(a) the Chairperson is unavailable; or (b) the Chairperson is interested (within the meaning given by Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018) in the matter.[Act 28 of 2022 wef 01/01/2023] (4A) The Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson presiding at a meeting of the Board has an original as well as a casting vote.[Act 28 of 2022 wef 01/01/2023] (5) A member of the Board must not, in any meeting of the Board, participate in any discussion relating to, and must not vote in respect of, any contract, business or other matter in which he or she is interested, and if he or she does so his or her vote must not be counted. (6) The members of the Board are to be paid out of the funds of the Board such salaries, fees or allowances as the Minister may determine. (7) The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of the Chairperson or of any other member of the Board.