401. Any vacancy occurring during the term of office of a member of a board of directors elected under any of subparagraphs 1 to 5 of the first paragraph of section 397 shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by way of a resolution of the board of directors, provided that the person so appointed possesses the same qualifications for membership of the board of directors as the person replaced.
Any vacancy occurring during a term of office in a seat held by a member of a board of directors elected by cooptation must be filled within a reasonable time in accordance with the mode of appointment prescribed in section 398, but only for the unexpired portion of the term of office of that member.
If the board of directors fails to fill a vacancy within 60 days, the Minister may fill the vacancy.
Absence from the number of meetings of the board of directors determined by the internal rules of management constitutes a vacancy in the cases and circumstances indicated by the board.
1991, c. 42, s. 401; 1995, c. 28, s. 2; 1996, c. 36, s. 42; 1998, c. 39, s. 128.