§ 33

Each member shall be a citizen of the commonwealth. Four of the members shall hold a certificate, as defined in section 87A of chapter 112, and shall have been actively engaged on his own account or with a firm as an owner, for a period of at least 7 years. The fifth member shall be a representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B.\nUpon the expiration of the term of a member his successor, qualified as aforesaid, shall be appointed by the governor for a term of five years.\nThe governor shall remove from the board any accountant member whose certificate of registration or license has become void, or has been revoked or suspended.\n[There is no subsection (b).]