83. Appointment and removal of auditors.
(1) A building society shall, at each annual general meeting, appoint an auditor or auditors to hold office from the conclusion of that meeting until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting.
(2) Notwithstanding any agreement between the society and an auditor, and without prejudice to any rights of the auditor in relation to his removal under this Act, a society may by resolution at a general meeting remove an auditor before his term of office expires and may appoint in his place any other person who has been duly nominated for appointment, who is qualified under this Act to be an auditor of a society and of whose nomination due notice has been given to its members and the Central Bank.
(3) The first auditors of a society may be appointed by the directors at any time before the first annual general meeting.
(4) Where the directors fail to exercise their powers under subsection (3), these powers may be exercised by the society in general meeting and thereupon the said powers of the directors shall cease.
(5) Where, at an annual general meeting, no auditor is appointed, the Central Bank may appoint a person to fill the vacancy and the remuneration and expenses of auditors so appointed may be fixed by the Bank.