Health Act 2007
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Resignations and casual vacancies. |
16.— (1) A member of the Board may resign by letter to the Minister and the resignation takes effect on the later of— | |
(a) the date specified in the letter, and | ||
(b) the receipt of the letter by the Minister. | ||
(2) If a member of the Board dies, resigns, ceases to be qualified for office, ceases to hold office or is removed from office, the Minister may appoint a person to fill the casual vacancy so occasioned. | ||
(3) A person appointed to be a member of the Board under this section— | ||
(a) holds office for that period of the term of office of the member who occasioned the casual vacancy concerned that remains unexpired at the date of the appointment, and | ||
(b) subject to section 13 (8), is eligible for reappointment as a member of the Board on the expiry of that period. |