Marginal note:Acting Chief Executive Officer

18. The Board may authorize any member of the Board or any officer or employee of the Centre to act as Chief Executive Officer of the Centre in the event that the Chief Executive Officer is absent or incapacitated or if the office of Chief Executive Officer is vacant, but no such authorization is valid for more than one hundred and eighty days unless approved by the Governor in Council.

Marginal note:Attendance at meetings

19. The Chief Executive Officer is entitled to receive notice of all meetings of the Board and any committees thereof and to attend and take part in, but not vote at, such meetings.

Marginal note:Staff

20. The Centre may employ or engage such officers, agents and employees as it considers necessary for the proper conduct of the work of the Centre.

Marginal note:Chairperson and other directors

21. The Chairperson and the other directors shall serve without remuneration, but may be paid any reasonable travel and living expenses in connection with the activities of the Centre that are fixed by by-law of the Board.

Marginal note:Remuneration of Chief Executive Officer

• 22. (1) The Chief Executive Officer shall be paid such remuneration as is fixed by the Board with the approval of the Governor in Council.

• Marginal note:Expenses of Chief Executive Officer

  (2) The Chief Executive Officer is entitled to be paid such reasonable travel and living expenses incurred in the performance of duties as Chief Executive Officer as are fixed by by-law of the Board.

Marginal note:Acting Chief Executive Officer

23. An acting Chief Executive Officer shall be paid such remuneration and expenses as are fixed by the Board.

Marginal note:Committees

24. The Board may appoint an Executive Committee from among the directors, and advisory and other committees of directors or wholly or partly of persons who are not directors, under such terms and conditions as are fixed by by-law of the Board.

Marginal note:By-laws

25. The Board may make by-laws respecting the conduct and management of the affairs of the Centre and without restricting the generality of the foregoing, respecting

• (a) the procedure in respect of all business at meetings of the Board and of any committees appointed pursuant to section 24;

• (b) quorums at meetings of the Board and of any committees appointed pursuant to section 24;

• (c) any expenses to be paid to the members of the Board;

• (d) the constitution of any committees appointed pursuant to section 24, the role and duties of the committees and the expenses, if any, to be paid to the members of those committees; and

• (e) the employment or engagement and the remuneration, expenses and duties of officers, agents and employees.