Cap. 10:31 Punuc Er-."'nTES CoRPOR..<\TE GovERNANCE No. 4/2018 (2) The tenn of office of a person who, on the tl.xed date, was a board member, chief executive officer or senior staff member of a public entity shall not be renewed or extended(a) except on terms and conditions compatible with this Act; or (b) in the case of a board member, unless his or her continuation in office would be consistent with section 11 ("Appointment of boards of public entities'); or (c) in the case of a chief executive officer, unless his or her continuation in office would be consistent with section n ("Appointment of chief executive officers of public entities"); or (d) in the case of a senior staff member other than a chief executive officer, unless his or her continuation in office would be consistent with section 18 (Appointment of senior staff of public entities''). (3) Where, on the commencement date, a person holds office as chief executive officer of a public entity and has held that office(a) for more than ten years, his or her tenn of office shall end six months after the fixed date unless(i) under his or her service conditions it ends sooner; or (ii) the board, with the approval of the line Minister, appoints him or her for one more tenn of office, which term begins on the date of the re-appointment; (b) for less than five years, his or her term of office shall end five years after his or her initial appointment, unless under his or her service conditions it ends sooner. (4) Notwithstanding any other enactment or anything in the conditions of service of the member concerned, a head of a Ministry who, on the fixed date, was a board member of a publk entity may continue to serve as a member for two months after the fixed date, after which, if he or she is still the head of the tvfinistry, he or she shall cease to be a member. (5) Within six months after the fixed date, the board of every public entity shall-(a) draw up a strategic plan for the entity in accordance with section 22 ("Strategic plans of public entities'); and (b) enter into petfonnance contracts with the chief executive officer and all senior staff members of the entity in accordance with section 23 ("Perfom1ance contracts with senior staff of public entities'). (6) Every member oft he board of a public entity or senior staff member thereof in office or employed on the fixed date shall provide the Office of the President and Cabinet with the \vritten declaration referred to in section 37( 1) within two months of the fixed date (and sections 37(2) and (3) apply to that member accordingly) unless the member has earlier ceased to be a member for any reason. (7) Within six months after the fixed date, the responsible Minister of every public entity shall enter into performance contracts with the members of the entity's board in accordance with section 25 ("Performance contracts with board members of public entities'). (8) A person who(a) provides the Office of the President and Cabinet or an officer of the Unit with false information for the purpose of subsection (I) (h), knowing ii to be false or having no reasonable grounds for believing it to be true; or 111

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