Cap. 594 Art. 6Conduct of affairs and business of Jobsplus.

(1) The affairs and business of Jobsplus shall be the responsibility of and shall be conducted by a board of directors, which shall be known as "the Board". The legal representation of Jobsplus shall be vested in the chairperson or in any other director as the Board may by resolution designate. Any such resolution shall be published in the Gazette as soon as may be after its approval and shall not have effect until it is so published.

(2) The Board shall consist of such number of directors, being not less than eight, as the Minister may from time to time appoint. Three of the members of the Board shall be appointed, after due consultation with the ministers concerned, from amongst such persons as best represent the ministries responsible for labour, for education and for industry. One of the members of the Board shall be a person with disability.

(3) The chairperson of the Board and a deputy chairperson shall be appointed by the Minister from amongst members of the Board.

(4) Where the chairperson is absent from Malta or is otherwise temporarily unable to perform the functions of his office, or where the post of chairperson is temporarily vacant, the deputy chairperson shall act as chairperson.

(5) The chairperson and the other directors shall be appointed yearly and shall hold office under such terms and conditions as the Minister may deem proper; and they shall be eligible for reappointment.

(6) Subject to the provisions of this Act and to any directions of the Board, the executive conduct of Jobsplus, its administration and organisation, and the administrative control of its officers and servants shall be the responsibility of the chief executive of Jobsplus who shall also have such other powers as may from time to time be delegated to him by the Board. The chief executive shall have the right to attend and be heard at all meetings of the Board. He shall not, however, have a vote or be counted for the purpose of constituting a quorum.

(7) The provisions of article 3(14) shall mutatis mutandis apply to Jobsplus, the chief executive and other employees of Jobsplus.