College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Act

Marginal note:Term

• 15 (1) Each director is to be appointed or elected for a term of not more than three years, and may be reappointed or re-elected for subsequent terms of not more than three years each.

• Marginal note:Determination of term

  (2) The length of a director’s term is

  • (a) set out by the Minister in the order appointing the director, if the director is appointed; or

  • (b) determined in accordance with the by-laws, if the director is elected.

• Marginal note:Staggered terms

  (3) For greater certainty, it is not necessary that all directors hold office for terms that begin or end on the same day.

• Marginal note:Continuation in office — appointed directors

  (4) Despite subsection (1) and subject to section 17, an appointed director continues to hold office until they are re-appointed or their successor is appointed.

• Marginal note:Vacancies during term

  (5) If an elected director has ceased to hold office before the expiry of their term, the Board may, in accordance with the by-laws, appoint an individual to fill that vacancy for the unexpired portion of that term or for any shorter period that the Board fixes.