Chapter 29:15 URBAN COUNCILS ACT (b) any person may be appointed as a member of more than one valuation board. (5) The Minister may appoint as an alternate member to any member of the valuation board, other than the president, a person who— (a) shall be selected in the same manner as the member to whom he is alternate; and (b) shall be entitled to attend and to vote at any meeting of the valuation board if the member to whom he is alternate is unable to attend. (6) If a council fails to nominate a person for appointment to the valuation board, the Minister may appoint to the valuation board any person selected by him. 242 Terms of office of members of valuation board (1) The members of a valuation board shall hold office— (a) in the case of the member selected by the Minister in terms of paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section two hundred and forty-one or appointed by the Minister in terms of subsection (6) of that section, during the pleasure of the Minister; (b) in the case of the member nominated by the council, during the pleasure of the council. (2) A member of the valuation board, other than the president, shall vacate his office and his office shall become vacant if— (a) his appointment is terminated by the Minister or the council, as the case may be; or (b) his estate is sequestrated or assigned; or (c) he is absent from three consecutive sittings of the board without the permission of the board; or (d) he is incapacitated by physical or mental illness or is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member; or (e) he resigns; or (f) he is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine for any offence, whether the sentence is suspended or not. (3) When the office of a member of the valuation board is vacated, the Minister shall appoint a person selected as such member was selected to fill the vacancy. (4) If— (a) the president of the valuation board is unable to exercise his functions, the Minister shall appoint a person qualified in terms of subsection (3) of section two hundred and forty-one who is nominated by the Minister responsible for the administration of the Administrative Court Act [Chapter 7:01] to act as president during the period that the president is unable to exercise his functions on the valuation board, and the person so appointed shall, during the term of his appointment, exercise all the functions of the president; (b) a member of the valuation board, other than the president, and the alternate to that member are unable to exercise their functions on the valuation board, the Minister shall appoint a person selected as that member was selected to act for that member during the period he and his alternate are unable to exercise their functions. (5) The members of the valuation board, other than the president, and their alternates shall, be paid out of the funds of the council concerned such remuneration and allowances as the Minister may from time to time determine. 243 Meetings, decisions and procedure of valuation board (1) The president shall preside at every meeting of the valuation board which, subject to subsection (4) of section two hundred and forty-two, shall not sit unless the president and the two other members or their alternates are present. (2) At any meeting of the valuation board all members shall vote on any matter to be decided by the valuation board and all decisions shall be arrived at by the vote of the majority of the members: Provided that— (a) any matter of law arising for decision at any sitting of the valuation board; and (b) any question arising at any such sitting as to whether a matter for decision is a matter of fact or a matter of law; 96