S.L. 188.4 ст. 7Evaluation Board. 6 [S.L. Cap. 12.

(1) The Board shall evaluate applications made under article 10(9)(c) of the Act and prepare a reasoned opinion with regard to each application to be referred to the Minister responsible 188.04 SERVICES REGULATIONS for Citizenship.

(2) The composition of the Board shall vary in accordance with the nature of the application to be evaluated, and shall comprise -

(a) a Chairperson to be appointed by the Minister, who shall be a person who has practiced the profession of advocate for at least seven years; and

(b) two members to be selected by the Chairperson from amongst the members of three panels to be appointed by the Minister, which panels shall include persons having knowledge of sport, culture and the arts, and science and research respectively.

(3) The Chairperson and the appointed panel members of the Board shall hold office for a term of three years and under such conditions as may be set out in their letter of appointment, and shall, on the expiration of the term of their office, be eligible to be reappointed.

(4) The Chairperson and the panel members of the Board shall, before commencing to execute their duties, take an oath in the form set out in the Second Schedule. Such oath shall be taken before, and shall be deposited with, the Attorney General.

(5) When any vacancy in the Board occurs, the Minister shall, as soon as practicable, appoint another person to fill the vacancy.

(6) A member of the Board may be removed from office by the Prime Minister, but such member may be removed only for proved inability to discharge the functions of his office (whether arising from infirmity of mind or body or any other cause) or for misbehaviour.

(7) The Chairperson and any member of the Board may abstain from sitting or may be challenged for any of the causes mentioned in article 734 of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure.

(8) Save as otherwise expressly provided by these regulations, the Board may make its own rules and otherwise regulate its own procedure.

(9) The Minister shall appoint a Secretary to the Board and such other officers as may be necessary from time to time and shall determine their duties.

(10) The Board shall have the power to request such technical advise as it may deem necessary for the proper performance of its functions.

(11) Any notice issued by the Board shall be signed by the Chairperson and counter-signed by the Secretary.

(12) The decisions of the Board shall be taken by a majority vote, shall be in writing and shall be signed by the Chairperson and by the Secretary.