12(1)The members of the Board appointed under subparagraph 11(1)(a)(ii) and paragraph 11(1)(d) shall be appointed for a term not exceeding 4 years and shall not be appointed for more than 2 consecutive terms.

12(2)A member of the Board appointed under subparagraph 11(1)(a)(ii) or paragraph 11(1)(d) may be removed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council.

12(3)Despite subsection (1) and subject to subsection (2), a member of the Board appointed under subparagraph 11(1)(a)(ii) or paragraph 11(1)(d) remains in office until the member resigns or is reappointed or replaced.

12(4)If a vacancy occurs on the Board, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall, on the recommendation of the Board, appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the balance of the term of the member replaced.

12(5)A position on the Board is considered to be vacant when a member is declared by the Board to have failed to attend 3 regular meetings in a 12 month period without reasonable cause.

12(6)In the case of the temporary absence or inability to act of a member of the Board, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall appoint a substitute for the member for the period of the temporary absence or inability to act.

12(7)A vacancy on the Board does not impair the capacity of the Board to act.