Cap. 543 Art. 10Climate Action Board.

(1) There shall be a board, to be known as the Climate

Action Board, hereinafter referred to as "the Board", which shall be appointed by the Prime Minister in consultation with the Minister and which shall consist of the following:

(a) a chairperson;

(b) a deputy chairperson;

(c) a member representing each of the Ministry responsible for finance, economic development and competitiveness, energy, transport, environment, education, national security and civil protection, tourism, social policy, european affairs, land use and development planning policy, health, waste policy, agricultural policy, consumer affairs and regional policy; and

(d) a member representing any other Ministry or public entity may, in the opinion of the Minister, be required for the purpose of this Act:

Provided that the Minister may appoint a deputy chairperson who is independent from Government:

Provided also that the Minister may allow the Board to appoint any further expert or group of experts to assist it in the performance of its functions as may be necessary.

(2) The Minister shall appoint a person to be the Secretary of the Board.

(3) The Chairperson, the other members of the Board and the Secretary of the Board shall hold office for a period of three years, but the members so appointed may be re-appointed on the expiration of their term of office:

Provided that if a member is appointed at any time after the other members have already been appointed, the term of appointment of such other member shall end on the same date as that of the other members.

(4) A person shall not be qualified to hold office as a member of the Board, if the person -

(a) is legally incapacitated; or

(b) has been declared bankrupt or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors; or

(c) has been convicted of a crime affecting public trust or theft or fraud or knowingly receiving property obtained by theft or fraud, or of any offence against this Act; or

(d) has a financial or other interest in any enterprise or activity which is likely to affect the discharge of the functions as a member of the Board.

(5) Any member of the Board who has any direct or indirect interest relating to any particular function of the Board, not being an interest which disqualifies such member from remaining a member, shall disclose the nature of the interest at the first meeting of the Board after the relevant facts have come to that member’s knowledge; such disclosure shall then be recorded in the minutes of the meeting, and the member having an interest as aforesaid shall withdraw from any meetings at which such matter is discussed. Any such disclosure shall be communicated to the Minister without delay. Where the interest of the member is such as to disqualify that member from remaining a member, he shall report the fact immediately to the Minister and tender his resignation.

(6) The appointment of any person as a member of the Board and the termination of office or resignation of any such person, as well as any additional functions assigned to the Board by the Minister, shall be notified in the Gazette, and it shall have effect forthwith: Provided that failure to publish the appointment or termination of office, as the case may be, shall have no effect on the validity of such appointment or termination.