Constitution of Board of Trustees
4.—(1)  There is hereby constituted a body corporate to be known as the Board of Trustees of the Institute, which —
(a)shall have perpetual succession;
(b)shall have a common seal; and
(c)may sue and be sued in its corporate name.
[Act 23 of 2015 wef 12/08/2015]
(2)  The Board consists of a Chairman, a Deputy Chairman and 12 other members to be appointed by the Minister.
[Act 23 of 2015 wef 01/11/2015]
(3)  The Director shall be an ex‑officio member of the Board.
(4)  The Chairman, the Deputy Chairman and other members appointed by the Minister under subsection (2) shall hold office for a period of up to 3 years, unless the Minister otherwise directs, and shall be eligible for reappointment:
Provided that the Minister may at any time revoke such an appointment.
[Act 23 of 2015 wef 01/11/2015]
(5)  [Deleted by Act 23 of 2015 wef 01/11/2015]
(6)  Any member of the Board may resign from the Board by giving notice in writing to that effect addressed to the Chairman and as from the date the Chairman receives the notice the member shall cease to be a member.
(7)  If the Chairman is absent from any meeting of the Board, the Deputy Chairman shall act as chairman of the meeting.
(8)  The Board may grant leave of absence to any member of the Board.
(9)  Any member absenting himself from 4 consecutive meetings of the Board without having obtained leave of absence from the Board shall be considered as having resigned from the Board.
(10)  If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Board by the death, resignation, revocation of appointment of a member or otherwise, the Minister may appoint any person to fill the vacancy, and any person so appointed shall hold office for so long as the member in whose place he is appointed would have held office.
[Act 23 of 2015 wef 01/11/2015]
(11)  The Board shall meet at least once a year.