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The
National Carnival Commission Act of 1991 established “a
body corporate to be known as the National Carnival Commission
of Trinidad and Tobago,” which will report directly
to the Minister of Culture.
Section five of the act outlines the following procedures
to be undertaken by the minister when composing the commission.
The act states that “the commission shall be managed
by a board of commissioners, which shall consists of nine
persons who have demonstrated an interest in the cultural
or commercial aspects of Carnival.”
Out of these nine commissioners, three were specified to
represent; the steelband movement (Pan Trinbago), calypsonians
(Tuco) and the Carnival bands.
Historically NCBA has represented the Carnival bands.
For the representation of bands in the NCC, the acts states
that the commissioner be “one nominee from the organisation
that is most representative of Carnival bands.” The
dismissal of a commissioner by the Minister of Culture is
also outlined in section five of the act, which allows the
minister to terminate the appointment of a commissioner
who is found to be derelict in duty or one who chooses to
resign.
More importantly the Minister can also terminate an appointment
“where the organisation that nominated him requests
in writing that the Minister revoke the appointment and
appoint someone else.”
The appointment of the six remaining commissioners is referred
to as “such other persons as the Minister may appoint.”
(CS)
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