Transactio of business by circula- tion of
papers.
Validity of proceedings.
Meetings of committees.
Validity of proceedings,
Qualifica-
Cons, terms
and condi-
tions of service of
Executive Director.
(3) No business shall be transacted at a meeting of the Council unless at least seven members of the Council are present thereat.
(4) Every question arising at any meeling of the Council shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and voting there- on, each such person having not more than one vote thereon.
(5) If a member has any pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any contract or proposed contract or other matter, and is present at a meeting of the Council at which the contract or other matter is the subject of consideration, be shall, as soon as practicable after the com- mencement of the meeting, disclose to the Council the fact and the nature of his interest.
(6) Subject to this Ordinance, the Council may by resolution make rules for the procedure at and conduct of its meetings and the adjourn- ment of any meeting at which a quorum of members is not present.
15. The Council many, if it thinks fit, transact any of the business by the circulation of papers, and a resolution in writing approved in writing by a majority of the members thereof shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Council by the vates of the members so approving the resolution.
16. The validity of any proceeding of the Council shall not be affected by any defect in the appointment or nomination of any member or by any vacancy among members of the Council.
PART IV.
COMMITTEES.
17. Subject to any rules made by the Council under subsection (2) of section 5, the quorum, proceedings and place of meeting of a com- mittee of the Council shall be such as the committee may determine.
18. The validity of any proceeding of a committee of the Council shall not be affected by any defect in the appointment of any member of the committee or by any vacancy among the members of the committee.
PART V.
STAFF.
19. No person shall be appointed by the Council to the office of Executive Director—
(4) without the prior consent of the Governor; and
(b) except upon such terms and conditions of service as are
approved by the Governor.
9
of service
20. The contract of service of every officer and servant of the Termination Council shall contain a provision whereby the contract may be ter- of contracts minated by either party by the giving of such period of notice, in no by naties. case exceeding three months or such longer period as the Financial Secretary may in any particular case approve, as may be agreed between the Council and the officer or servant.
PART VI.
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS AND REPORTS.
21. Each financial year there shall be paid to the Council out of Grass. moneys provided by the Legislative Council such sum as the Governor may approve for the purpose of assisting the Council to exercise its functions.
22. (1) Each year, before a date to be appointed by the Financial Estimates. Secretary, the Council shall forward to the Financial Secretary, for the approval of the Governor, a programme of its proposed activities for the next financial year together with or incorporating estimates of its income and expenditure for the same year:
Provided that the programme and estimates for the first financial year of the Council shall be forwarded as soon as is practicable after the commencement of this Ordinance.
(2) The estimates of the Council shall set out the source of all income, and shall show the distribution of expenditure under the follow- ing major heads-
(2) staff emoluments (including provision for provident fund bene- fits, medical expenses and other ancillary pecuniary benefits); (6) capital expenditure exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars on
any one item;
(c) recurrent expenditure other than expenditure shown under head (a) aforesaid and capital expenditure other than expendi- ture shown under head (6) aforesaid;
(d) other non-recurrent expenditure on activities.
and the estimates shall also show all unallocated balances and surpluses available for use during the year to which the estimates relate.
(3) Each major head of expenditure shall show clearly the destina- tion of all moneys and where several matters are dealt with under the one head each such matter shall be itemized and be shown in a separate sub-head relating to similar items of expenditure, and shall contain such particulars and information as may be required by the Governor,