RTA · Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act
Part 2 — Association
14 Council members
president, 2 vice-presidents, the immediate past-president and at
least 12 other professional members, the number of which shall be
prescribed by the bylaws, each of whom shall be elected by the
professional members at the time, in the manner and for the period
provided for in the bylaws.
(2) The Council shall consist of
(a) at least 16 professional me mbers among whom there shall
be not less than
(i) 2 professional engineers, and
(ii) 2 professional geoscientists,
a n d
(b) when the total number of elected professional members does
not exceed 20, 3 members of the public, who shall be
RSA 2000
ENGINEERING AND GEOSCIENCE
appointed by the Minister, after consultation with the
Association, for a 3-year term of office.
(3) For each 10 elected professional members by which the
membership of the Council exceeds 20, an additional member of
the public shall be appointed by the Minister, after consultation
with the Association, for a 3-year term of office.
(4) A member of the Council appointed under subsection (2)(b)
continues to hold office after the expiry of the member's term of
office until the member is reappointed or the member's successor is
appointed.
(5) The Minister may, after consultation with the Council, revoke
the appointment of a member of the Council made under subsection
(2)(b).
(6) The Minister may pay to a member of the Council appointed
under subsection (2)(b) travelling and living expenses incurred by
that member for the member's attendance at any meeting of the
Council while away from the member's usual place of residence
and fees in an amount prescribed by the Minister.
(7) The powers, duties and operations of the Council under this
Act, the regulations and the bylaws are not affected by
(a) the fact that no member of the public is appointed as a
member of the Council pursuant to subsection (2)(b),
(b) the revocation under subsection (5) of the appointment of a
member of the public, or
(c) the resignation from the Council of a member of the public .
(8) The failure of a member of the public appointed under
subsection (2)(b) to attend a meeting of the Council shall not be
construed to affect or restrict the Council from exercising at that
meeting any powers or performing any duties under this Act, the
regulations or the bylaws.
RSA 2000 cE-11 s14;2011 c3 s8