College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Act

Marginal note:Composition

• 13 (1) The College has a board of directors composed of at least seven directors, including the Chairperson.

• Marginal note:Order fixing number of directors

  (2) The Minister must, by order, fix the number of directors.

• Marginal note:Appointed directors

  (3) The Minister may, by order, fix the number of directors that are to be appointed to the Board and appoint those directors.

• Marginal note:Maximum number of appointed directors

  (4) The number of appointed directors fixed under subsection (3) must not be greater than the minimum number that is required to constitute a majority of directors on the Board.

• Marginal note:Elected directors

  (5) The remaining directors are to be licensees elected in accordance with the by-laws, and at least one elected director must be a patent agent and at least one must be a trade-mark agent.