Power of Board to appoint
17. (The Board may from time to time appoint such committees as it considers necessary for securing the efficient dis- committees. charge of its functions and may delegate to any such committee
any of its powers and duties :
Accounts
and audit.
Reports.
Power of Board to make rules.
Provided that no delegation made hereunder shall preclude: the Board from exercising or performing at any time any of the powers and duties so delegated.
(2) Any person may be appointed a member of any such committee notwithstanding that he is not a member of the Board.
18. (1) The Board shall keep proper accounts and proper records in relation thereto, and shall prepare in respect of each financial year a statement thereof.
(2) The accounts shall be audited annually by an auditor appointed by the Governor.
(3) As soon as possible after the accounts for any financial year have been audited, a copy of the statement of accounts prepared in accordance with this section, together with a copy of any report made by the auditor on that statement or on the accounts, shall be laid on the Table of the Legislative Council.
19. (0) The Board shall, as soon as possible after the end of each financial year, make to the Governor a report on its activities and on the activities of the Association during that year.
(2) The Colonial Secretary shall lay a copy of every such report on the Table of the Legislative Council.
20. The Board may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, by rules prescribe or provide for
(a) the manner of convening any meeting of the Board or the
Association;
(b) regulating the proceedings (including the quorum) at any
meeting of the Board or the Association +
(c) the form of application for membership of the Association and, in respect of any such application from a travel agent, the furnishing and form of a certificate from an international passenger carrier of its recognition of the travel agent as its agent;
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(d) fees for membership of the Association;
(e) conditions and requirements of membership of the
Association;
() generally for the exercise of its powers and duties under
this Ordinance.
21. The Board shall convenu a general meeting of the Meetings of Association annually, and may convene such other meetings of Association, the Association as it considers necessar
22. (1) The proceedings at any meeting of the Board, Proceedings or of any committee appointed by the Board, or of the at meetings of Associa- Association shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions tion and
Board. of rules made under this Ordinance.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and of any such rules, the proceedings at any such meeting shall be conducted in such manner as the Board may determine.
23. (1)
The validity of any proceeding of the Board shall Validity not be affected by any defect in the appointment of any member of proceed- thereof or by any vacancy amongst the members thereof.
(2) The validity of any proceeding of the Association shall not be affected by any defect in the admission of any person to membership of the Association.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 19th day of June, 1957.
(Secretariat GR26/2091/50II)
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Deputy Clerk of Councils,
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