Water (Water Resources Authority) Rules

Rev. 19721 Water CAP. 372 THE WATER (WATER RESOURCES AUTHORITY) RULES 1. These Rules rnav be cited as the Water (Water Resources Authority) Rules. . 2. In these Rules, "Authority" means the Water Resources Authority. 3. (1) The chairman of the Authority shall be appointed by the Minister for such period as the Minister shall specify, after which he shall retire from the chair but shall be eligible for reappcjntment. (2) The chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Authority at which he is present. (3) (Deleted by LV. 741f 1963.) 4. (1) The vice-chairman of the Authority shall be elected by the members of the Authority from among their number for suo period as the Authority shall specify, after which he shall retire from the vice-chairmanship but shall be eligible for reappointment so long as he remains a member. (2) The vice-chairman shall preside at meetings of the Authority from which the chairman is absent. (3) Eight members of the Authority shall form a quorum. 5. In the absence of both the chairman and the vice-chairman from any meeting of the Authority, the members present shall elect a chairman from among their number to preside at that meeting, provided that a quorum is present. 6. (1) Of the unofficial members of the Authority, twO shall retire every year. (2) The members to retire on every occasion shall be those who have been longest in office since their last appointment" but as between persons who were appointed members on the same day those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by lot. (3) All retiring members shall be eligible for reappointment. 7. A member of the Authority may at any time resign his office by notice in writing addressed to the chairman, who shall forthwith cause it to be forwarded to the Minister, and from the date when the chairman receives the notice such member shall cease to be a member of the Authority, and a. new member shall be appointed in accordance with subsection (3) of section 19 of the Act. 8. The office of the chairman or a member of the Authority shall be vacated if (a) he becomes bankrupt or suspends payments to or compounds with his creditors; (b) he is absent either from Kenya for more than three months, or from three consecutive meetings of the Authority. without the permission of the Minister in the case of the cl1airman, and of the chairman in the case of the other members; or (t) in the opinion of the Minister he becomes physically or mentally incapable of performing his duties as a member. ISubsidiary) L.N.444/1958. L.N. 74\ /l963 CAP. 372 Water [Rev. 1972 iSubsidiary) 9. The M"mister may appoint a person to act temporarily in the place of a anember of the Authority in the case of his absence or inability to ad. 10. The appointment, temporary appointment, retirement or resignation or vacation of office of any member of the Authority shall be notified La the Gazette.