This legislation has been repealed.
7—Appointment of members of board of management
(1) The Governor may
appoint a board of management of any public hospital, towards the funds for
the support of which the total amount of the annual contributions for any year
ending on the second Friday in December, together with interest at the rate of
ten dollars per centum per annum upon all sums previously paid by all life
contributors then living, is less than one-sixth of the average annual
expenditure of the three preceding years.
(2) The board shall
consist of any number of duly qualified medical practitioners and other
persons as the Governor may determine.
(3) The Governor may,
from time to time, at pleasure—
(a)
remove any member of the said board for the time being;
(b) upon
any vacancy in the said board, either by removal, resignation, or death,
appoint some other fit person to supply the vacancy.
(4) Until any such new
appointment, the surviving or continuing member or members of the board may
act as if no such vacancy had occurred.