Board of Governors
6(1)The affairs of the Gallery shall be managed by a Board of Governors.
6(2)The Board of Governors shall consist of between 12 to 16 Governors appointed as follows:
(a)
not less than 9 and not more than 13 Governors shall be appointed by the Board of Governors;
(b)
the Lieutenant‑Governor in Council shall appoint
(i)
one Governor nominated by the Premier of New Brunswick, and
(ii)
one Governor nominated by the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly;
(iii)
Repealed: 2022, c.21, s.2
(c)
the Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture shall appoint one Governor who is an employee of the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture.
6(3) In addition to the Governors appointed under subsection (2), the Board of Governors may appoint an Honorary Governor who shall be a non-voting member of the Board of Governors.
6(4)The term of office of a Governor appointed under paragraph (2)(
a) or subsection (3) shall be fixed by by-law.
6(5)The term of office of a Governor appointed under paragraph (2)(
b) or (
c) shall be for no more than three years and he or she shall be eligible for reappointment.
6(6)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may remove a Governor appointed under paragraph (2)(
b) from office for cause or for any other reason.
6(6.1)The Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture may remove a Governor appointed under paragraph (2)(c) from office for cause or for any other reason.
6(7)A Governor may resign his or her office at any time.
6(8)The members of the Board shall elect from among the voting Governors a Chair.
R.S.1973, c.B-1, s.5; 1986, c.15, s.2; 1991, c.19, s.1; 1994, c.96, s.2; 1998, c.41, s.12; 2000, c.26, s.26; 2005, c.6, s.1; 2007, c.10, s.19; 2010, c.31, s.21; 2012, c.39, s.20; 2012, c.52, s.8; 2013, c.16, s.3; 2022, c.21, s.2