(1) The board consists
of the number of directors appointed by the Minister (not being more
than 8) for the time being holding office as members of the board.
(2) The board must, as
far as practicable, be comprised of equal numbers of women and men.
(3) One director will
be appointed by the Minister to chair meetings of the board.
(4) The Minister may
appoint a director to be the deputy of the director appointed to chair the
board and the deputy may perform or exercise the functions and powers of that
director in his or her absence.
(5) On the office of a
director becoming vacant, a person may be appointed in accordance with this
regulation to the vacant office.
(6) The Minister may
appoint a suitable person to be deputy of a member of the board during any
period of absence of the member (and any reference to a director in these
regulations will be taken to include, unless the contrary intention appears, a
reference to a deputy while acting as a member of the board).