Section 26Part 6 — APPOINTMENT, RESPONSIBILITIES AND COMPENSATION OF BOARDS OF GOVERNMENT COMPANIES, STATUTORY BOARDS AND AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
Appointment of board members
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Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Law, except the Laws within the scope of the special responsibilities of the Governor under section 55 of the Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009 [UK SI No. 1379 of 2009],
board members of a public authority shall be appointed by Cabinet; and
one of those board members shall be appointed to be the chairperson by Cabinet.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Law, prior to appointing any person to be a board member, Cabinet shall satisfy itself that —
the person has the skills, knowledge and integrity to carry out the duties required in a highly competent and politically neutral manner; and
the person will have no financial or other interest likely to affect in any way the exercise of that person's functions as a board member.
Cabinet may require a person it proposes to appoint to give it such information as it considers necessary to establish that no conflict of interest exists.
When appointing board members of a public authority, Cabinet shall ensure that, among them, the board members have adequate knowledge, experience and understanding of the following areas —
corporate governance;
strategic and financial management; and
the scope of business, outputs and operations of the public authority concerned.
The Governor shall appoint the board members of a public authority that is within the scope of the special responsibilities of the Governor and, in furtherance of such appointment, carry out the duties assigned to the Cabinet in subsections (1)(b), (2), (3) and (4).
Repealed by section 7(c) of the Standards in Public Life (Amendment) Act, 2016 [Law 10 of 2016];