C- The Authority shall have a Deputy Chairman appointed under a decree. The Chairman may authorize him with whatever responsibilities as he may so decide. D- A board member shall be a Kuwaiti natural person of those regarded for integrity; he shall not have been sentenced by a final verdict of declaring bankruptcy or by a ruling that restricts freedom in a crime or misdemeanor disgracing honor and honesty unless he has regained his status. The member must have a university degree as a minimum limit. Article (5) A- Authority Board members or its personnel should not have, during their membership term or positions therein, or anyone of their relatives up to the first degree, any direct or indirect benefit or interest, related to investment in the telecommunication sector, or any other interest that conflicts with their positions or jobs therein. The board member shall notify the Chairman and the employee the General Manager in writing of the presence or emergence of any benefit or interest as previously stated. B- During their employment with the Authority, Board members of the Authority and personnel thereof shall be prohibited to provide any work or advisory service or the like for their own account or for third parties account pertinent to the telecommunication sector in the State that goes beyond the scope of tasks and duties he/she performs to the Authority. None of them may perform any such work or service within a year after abandoning employment except by the approval of the Council of Ministers in respect of the Board members and the approval of the Chairman of the Board of Directors in respect of the Authority employees. Employers shall be prohibited to employ or task any Board member of the Authority or its employees with any work or service in violation to this article. Article (6) The membership seat at the Authority Board of Directors becomes vacant in the following cases: 1. Resignation; 2. Expiry of membership term; 3. If a member is absent for three consecutive sessions or six nonconsecutive sessions of the Board of Directors' sessions during the year without an excuse acceptable to the Board; 4. If it is proved that the member has direct or indirect interest in the telecommunication or information technology field in violation to Article (5) of this law; 5. If a final judgment of indictment is rendered against him in a crime or misdemeanor disgracing honor or integrity; 6. If a final judgment is rendered against him declaring his bankruptcy; and 7. If he/she becomes unable to perform the duties a board member is tasked with due to sickness or death. In the event a membership expires, a substitute member shall be appointed in accordance with provisions of Article (4) of this Law to complete the term of the member whose membership has 9