Cap. 390 Art. 6Bord tal-Warrant tal-Periti.

(1) There shall be a Board, to be known as the Bord tal-

Warrant tal-Periti which shall consist of:

(a) a chairman to be appointed by the Minister from among persons who are or have been qualified to be appointed judges in Malta;

(b) two members appointed by the Minister from among warrant holders, who have held their warrant for at least eight years;

(c) two members appointed by the Kamra from among warrant holders who have held their warrant for at least eight years; and

(d) two members who shall be elected by secret ballot by warrant holders from among themselves.

(2) The chairman shall be appointed for a term of three years, and under such conditions as may be set out in his letter of appointment.

(3) The other members of the Board shall hold office for a term of two years, and under such conditions as may be set out in their letter of appointment:

Provided that in the first year, one of each of the members, appointed or elected under sub-article (1)(b), (c) and (d), shall be appointed or elected for one year, so that, thereafter, half the said members other than the chairman shall vacate their office each year.

(4) When any vacancy in the Board occurs, the Minister shall, as soon as practicable, in the case of the chairman, or a member appointed by him, appoint another person to fill the vacancy; in the case of a member appointed by the Kamra, request the Kamra to appoint another person to fill the vacancy, and in the case of an elected member cause an election to be held to fill the vacancy.

(5) The number of members necessary to form a quorum shall be three, but, subject to the presence of a quorum, the Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy among its members.

(6) The Minister may also delegate a public officer to act as secretary to the Board, but such secretary shall not have a vote.

(7) Save as aforesaid, the Board may make its own rules and otherwise regulate its own procedure.

(c) Repealed by Act XIII of 2021.

(d) Repealed by Act XIII of 2021.

(e) Repealed by Act XIII of 2021.

(f) Repealed by Act XIII of 2021.

(2) The Board shall exercise its functions independently and according to its own judgment. In the exercise of its functions the Board may:

(a) consult such persons as it may consider necessary; and

(b) appoint committees under the chairmanship of a member of the Board for the purpose of the carrying out of such duties and tasks as the Board may assign to them.

(3) The Board shall keep a register of warrant holders and shall, not later than three months after the end of each year, publish in the Gazette a list of persons who, on the 31st December of the said year, were registered as holders of a warrant issued under this Act. In the same manner and at the same time the Board shall publish a list of partnerships registered in accordance with article 9.