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a Selection Committee—a member of the Selection Committee appointed on the nomination of an eligible industry body or bodies, or a member appointed under subsection 67 (3a);";

     (c) by omitting from subsection (1) the definitions of "Chairperson" and "Selection Committee" and substituting the following definitions:

     " 'Chairperson' means the Chairperson of the Corporation;

     'Selection Committee' means a Selection Committee established under section 67;";

     (d) by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of "Research Councils Selection Committee";

  (e) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition:

     " 'Presiding Member' means a person appointed as the Presiding Member of Selection Committees under section 57;".

11. Section 57 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following sections are substituted:

Presiding Member

"57. (1) the Minister must appoint a person as the Presiding Member of Selection Committees for the Corporation.

  "(2) The Presiding Member is to be appointed on a part-time basis.

"(3) The Presiding Member holds office for the period, not longer than 3 years, specified in the instrument of appointment, but is eligible for re-appointment.

Minister may request the establishment of a Selection Committee

  "57a. (1) For the purpose of:

  (a) appointing the nominated members of the Corporation; or

     (b) filling a vacancy caused by the resignation, or the termination of the appointment, of such a member;

the Minister must give written notice to the Presiding Member:

     (c) asking the Presiding Member to establish a Selection Committee; and

     (d) specifying the period within which the Selection Committee must nominate a person or persons (as the case requires) for appointment.

"(2) If the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that a vacancy of the kind mentioned in paragraph (1) (b) is about to occur, the Minister may give a notice before the vacancy occurs.".

12. After section 59 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted in Division 1 of Part III:

Abolition

  "59a. (1) Where:

     (a) the Minister has appointed to the Corporation a person nominated by a Selection Committee; and

     (b) the Selection Committee has not made any other nomination that has yet to be accepted or rejected by the Minister; and

     (c) there are no outstanding matters in a request by the Minister under section 57a or 64 that are yet to be dealt with by the Selection Committee;

the Presiding Member must abolish the Selection Committee.".

Nominations

  13. Section 61 of the Principal Act is amended:

     (a) by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsections:

     "(1) Where the Minister makes a request under section 57a, the Selection Committee established in accordance with the request must, within the period specified in the request, nominate in writing to the Minister a person or persons, as the case requires.

     "(1a)