(e) the Governor in Council appoints the remaining individuals nominated by the Minister in consultation with the users.
(2) The directors, other than the chief executive officer, are appointed to hold office for such term of not more than three years as will ensure as far as possible the expiration in any one year of the terms of office of not more than one half of the directors, the terms being renewable once only.
(3) The directors, other than the chief executive officer, are appointed to serve part-time.
(4) The board of directors may fix the remuneration of the directors, the chairperson and the chief executive officer.
13. Directors of a port authority shall have generally acknowledged and accepted stature within the transportation industry or the business community and relevant knowledge and extensive experience related to the management of a business, to the operation of a port or to maritime trade.
14. The following individual s may not be directors of a port authority:
(a) an individual who is a mayor. councillor, officer or employee of a municipality mentioned in the letters patent;
(b) an individual who is a member of the legislature of a province, or an officer or employee of the public service or of a Crown corporation of a province, mentioned in the letters patent;
(c) a Senator or a member of Parliament or an officer or employee of the federal public service or of a federal Crown corporation;
(d) an individual who is not a resident Canadian, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Canada Business Corporations Act; or
(e) an individual who is an officer or employee of a person who, in the opinion of the Minister, is a user.
15. The board of directors may elect a chairperson from among their number for a term of one year, and the chairperson may be re-elected for further terms of one year.
16. Subject to subsection 17(1), where a port authority is continued under section 8 or 10. the directors or commissioners of the former local port corporation or harbour commission, respectively, continue to hold office as provisional directors of the port authority until the earlier of the day on which they are replaced or removed and ninety days after the continuance.
17. (1) A director of a port authority ceases to hold office when the director
(a) dies or resigns:
(b) is removed for cause by the authority that made the appointment, namely, the Governor in Council, the municipalities, the province or provinces or the other directors, as the case may be; or
(c) is no longer qualified under section 14.
(2) The resignation of a director becomes effective on the day on which a written resignation is received by the port authority or on the day specified in the resignation,
whichever is later.
18. The directors shall manage the business and affairs of a port authority.
19. (1) The directors of a port authority shall appoint a chief executive officer and may appoint other officers that they consider appropriate.
(2) A port authority may appoint the personnel that it considers necessary for the operation of the port.
