112 No. 15 of 2010J Patents and Companies Registration Agency (e) one person with expertise in matters of intellectual property; and (fi two other persons. The Minister shall appoint the Chairperson and the ViceChairperson from among the members. A person shall not be nominated or appointed as a member of the Board if that person — has been convicted of an offence under any written law; is under any written law, adjudged or otherwise declared to be of unsound mind; or (c) is adjudged or declared bankrupt under any written law. Tenure of office and vacancy 7. (1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, a member of the Board shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of appointment and may be re-appointed for a further like period. Subject to the other provisions of this Act, a member shall, on the expiration of the period for which the member is appointed, continue to hold office until another member is appointed to succeed that member. The office of a member becomes vacant— upon the member's death; if the member is adjudged bankrupt; if the member is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Board of which the member has had notice, without the prior approval of the Board; upon the expiry of one month's notice of the member's notice to resign from office, given by the member in writing to the Board; (e) if the member becomes mentally or physically incapable of performing the duties of a member of the Board; Off the member is removed by the Minister; if the member ceases to be a member of the organisation which nominated the member; or if the member is convicted of an offence under this Act or any other law. (4) The Minister shall, where the office of a member becomes vacant, appoint another member in place of the member who vacates office, and such member shall hold office for the remainder of the term.