(25 of 1957).
(33 of 1952, 1958 reprint).
Establishment
and constitu- tion of the Board.
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"medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner registered or exempted from registration under the Medical Registration Ordin- ance, 1957;
"school" means a school registered or exempted from registration under
the Education Ordinance, 1952.
3.
(1) There shall be established in the Colony a Board to be called the School Medical Service Board.
(2) The Board shall consist of—
(a) a Chairman to be appointed by the Governor;
(b) a Vice Chairman to be appointed by the Governor from among the unofficial members for the time being of the Legislative Council;
(c) the Financial Secretary or his representative:
(d) the Director of Education or his representative;
(e) the Director of Medical and Health Services or his representa-
Live;
(f) one member to be nominated by the Chinese Medical Associa-
tion:
(g) not more than four members, who shall be practising medical practitioners taking part for the time being in the purposes of the Board as hereinafter provided in this Ordinance and who shall be elected from among those medical practitioners so taking part; and
(4) not more than five members to be appointed by the Governor. (3) Subject to the provisions of subsection (5), the Chairman and the members referred to in paragraphs (f), (g) and (A) of subsection (2) shall hold office for a period of three years and shall be eligible to re- appointment, re-nomination or re-election, as the case may be, for further such periods from time to time:
Provided that, for the purposes of the establishment of the Board, in lieu of the election of the members referred to in paragraph (g) of subsection (2) there shall be two members nominated by the Chinese Medical Association who shall hold office for a period of one year only but shall thereafter be eligible for election for the period provided in this subsection.
(4) Subject to the provisions of subsection (5), the Vice Chairman shall hold office for a period of three years or until he ceases to be a member of the Legislative Council, whichever shall be the sooner.
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(5) The Chairman, Vice Chairman and any member of the Board, other than a member referred to in paragraph (c), (d) or (e) of subsection (2), may resign therefrom by giving to the Board thirty days' notice in writing of his intention to resign,
(6) If any member, by reason of sickness, absence from the Colony or any other cause, is unable to attend to the business of the Board for any period exceeding six months, an additional member may be appoint- ed, nominated or elected, as the case may be, to the Board to fill the place of such first mentioned member during his incapacity or absence.
4. (1) The Board shall meet at such times and at such places as Meetings of
the Board. the Chairman shall appoint.
(2) Five members of the Board shall be a quorum.
(3) The validity of any proceedings of the Board shall not be affected by any vacancy among the members thereof or by any defect in the appointment, Domination or election of any member thereof.
(4) All questions for determination at a meeting of the Board shall be decided by a majority of the members of the Board present and voting thereon:
Provided that in the event of the votes on any question being equally divided the Chairman shall have a casting vote in addition to his original vote.
(5) If both the Chairman and the Vice Chairman are unable to attend any meeting of the Board, the members of the Board present at any meeting may elect from among their number a member to act as Chairman for that meeting.
(6) The Board may make standing orders for regulating the pro- cedure at and in connexion with its meetings.
the Board.
5. The Board may conduct its business in such manner as appears Conduct of to it to be expedient and may for that purpose appoint from among its business of members select committees and may authorize any such committee to co-opt such additional members thereto, not necessarily being members of the Board, as may appear to it necessary for the proper conduct of the business delegated by the Board.
of the Board
6. (1) The Board shall be a body corporate and shall have the locorporation corporate name of "School Medical Service Board" and in that name and use of shall have perpetual succession and may sue and be sued in all courts common seal. and shall have and may use a common seal and may break, change. alter and make anew such seal.