Marginal note:Establishment
66 (1) There is established a Board to be known as the Copyright Board, consisting of not more than five members, including a Chair and a Vice-chair, to be appointed by the Governor in Council.
Marginal note:Service
(2) The members of the Board shall be appointed to serve either full-time or part-time.
Marginal note:Chair
(3) The Chair must be a judge, either sitting or retired, of a superior court.
Marginal note:Tenure
(4) Each member of the Board shall hold office during good behaviour for a term not exceeding five years, but may be removed at any time by the Governor in Council for cause.
Marginal note:Re-appointment
(5) A member of the Board is eligible to be re-appointed once only.
Marginal note:Prohibition
(6) A member of the Board shall not be employed in the public service within the meaning of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act during the member’s term of office.
Marginal note:Members deemed public service employees
(7) A full-time member of the Board, other than the Chair, is deemed to be employed in
(a) the public service for the purposes of the Public Service Superannuation Act; and
(b) the federal public administration for the purposes of any regulations made pursuant to section 9 of the Aeronautics Act.
- R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 66
- R.S., 1985, c. 10 (1st Supp.), s. 1, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12
- 2003, c. 22, s. 154(E), 224(E), 225(E)
- 2017, c. 9, s. 55
- 2018, c. 27, s. 290
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