Children's Health Act 2018

Membership of Board on establishment day

13. (1) On the establishment day—

(a) the chairperson and ordinary members of the Children’s Hospital Group Board shall be appointed by the Minister to be the chairperson and ordinary members of the Board,

(b) where there are fewer than 11 ordinary members of the Children’s Hospital Group Board or there is no chairperson of that Board, the Minister shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy on the Board on, or as soon as possible after, the establishment day.

(2) Members of the Board appointed under subsection (1) shall hold office as follows:

(a) the chairperson shall hold office for a term of 5 years from the date of his or her appointment;

(b) 5 ordinary members shall hold office for a term of 5 years from the date of appointment;

(c) 6 ordinary members shall hold office for a term of 3 years from the date of appointment.

(3) It shall be determined by lot, drawn at the first meeting of the Board in such manner as the Board may determine, which ordinary members of the Board shall hold office for the period specified in subsection (2)(b) and which ordinary members of the Board shall hold office for the period specified in subsection (2)(c).

(4) The Minister shall fix the time, date and place of the first meeting of the Board to be held after the establishment day.

(5) In this section “Children’s Hospital Group Board” means the non-statutory board appointed by the Minister and in place immediately before the establishment day.