C-48.1 - Chartered Professional Accountants Act

Section 44 Disposition versions

2012-05-16

44. From 16 May 2012, the board of directors of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec is composed of the following persons, for the following terms:

(1)  a president, elected by secret ballot by the directors elected under subparagraphs 2 to 4, from among their own number; the president is deemed to be elected in the manner determined in subparagraph b of the first paragraph of section 64 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26), for a term ending in 2014, on the date the president elected in 2014 takes office, as set by the regulation made under paragraph b of section 93 of the Code;

(2)  six directors chosen from among the members of the board of directors of the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec through an election by secret ballot held among the members of the board in office on 15 May 2012, for a term ending in 2014 for two of them, in 2015 for two of them and in 2016 for two of them;

(3)  three directors chosen from among the members of the board of directors of the Ordre des comptables généraux accrédités du Québec through an election by secret ballot held among the members of the board in office on 15 May 2012, for a term ending in 2014 for one of them, in 2015 for one of them and in 2016 for one of them;

(4)  three directors chosen from among the members of the board of directors of the Ordre des comptables en management accrédités du Québec through an election by secret ballot held among the members of the board in office on 15 May 2012, for a term ending in 2014 for one of them, in 2015 for one of them and in 2016 for one of them;

(5)  four directors appointed by the Office des professions du Québec in accordance with section 78 of the Professional Code.

The terms as director that expire in 2014, in 2015 and in 2016 end on the date the directors elected in 2014, in 2015 and in 2016, respectively, take office, as set by the regulation made under paragraph b of section 93 of the Professional Code.

Two vice-presidents are chosen through an election by secret ballot held among the directors elected under subparagraphs 2 to 4 of the first paragraph; they are chosen from among all the directors elected under those subparagraphs, except those elected under the subparagraph from which the president-elect was drawn in accordance with subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph; moreover, the directors elected as vice-presidents may not be drawn from the directors elected under the same subparagraph, so that each of the three professional orders of accountants that exist on 15 May 2012 is represented in the positions of president and vice-president; their term ends in 2014, on the date the president elect takes office in 2014, as set by the regulation made under paragraph b of section 93 of the Professional Code.

The directors referred to in subparagraphs 2 to 4 of the first paragraph are deemed to be elected directors.

2012, c. 11, s. 44.