Membership
7(1)The Council shall consist of seven members to be appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, and each member shall be appointed for a term of not more than three years.
7(1.1)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall appoint a Chair of the Council from among the members of the Council.
7(2)A member of the Council may be reappointed, but no member shall serve more than two consecutive terms in addition to a term required to fill a vacancy under subsection (4).
7(2.1)Despite subsections (1) and (2), a member of the Council shall remain in office until they resign or are reappointed or replaced.
7(3)If a member of the Council dies or resigns from office, the person ceases to be a member of the Council on the date of death or on the day on which the resignation is received by the Council, as the case may be.
7(4)If a vacancy occurs on the Council, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the balance of the term of the member replaced.
2008, c.N-5.105, s.7; 2022, c.61, s.8