Commdiccca.
El-cloure of
member's Intecess
AppelnimenI
of craft and nd vladra.
Documents Di
Coural
B. (1) The Council may appoint committees and may delegate to them the exercise and performance of any of its powers and functiona except this power of delegation.
(2) Persons who are not members of the Council are eligible før appointment to committees,
(3) Subject to the terms of any delegation by the Council, every committee-
(a) may exercise and perform the delegated powers and functions
with the same effect as if it were the Council itself;
(6) shall be presumed to be acting in accordance with the terms
of the delegation in the absence of proof to the contrary;
(c) may regulate its own procedure.
9. If a member of the Council, or of any committee of the Council, has a direct or indirect commercial interest in any matter under discussion at a meeting of the Council or of the commillee, being an interest greater than that which he has as a member of the general public, the following provisions shall apply-
(a) he shall disclose the nature of his interest at the meeting:
(b) the disclosure shall be recorded in the minules;
(c) where the disclosure is made by the member presiding, he shall
vacate the chair during the discussion;
(d) the member (including one who has vacated the chair under paragraph (c)) shall, if so required by the member presiding. withdraw from the meeting during the discussion and shall pot in any case, except as otherwise determined by the member presiding, vote on any resolution concern ng the matter or be counted for the purpose of establishing the existence of a quorum.
10, (1) Subject to subsection (4), the Council shall appoint an Executive Director to act as its chief executive,
(2) The Council may appoint such other employees as it thinks tit and, subject to subsection (4), determine all matters relating to their remuneration and terms and conditions of appointment or employment.
(3) The Council may engage the services of technical and professional advisers in such manner and on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.
(4) The Council shall obtain the prior approval of the Governor to- (a) any appointment proposed to be made under subsection (1) and
the terms and conditions thereof;
(b) the suspension or dismissal of the Executive Director;
(c) the salary or salary scale (including allowances and other pecuniary benefits) and conditions of employment applicable to the Executive Director and every other employee or class of employee, and 20y variation thereof.
[5) No person shall be employed by the Council otherwise than on the salary or salary scale or on the conditions of employment applicable to that person approved by the Governor under subsection (4).
IL (1) The Council may make and execute all such documents as may be expedient for or conducive to the exercise and performance of its powers, Functions and duties.
5
(2) The fixing of the seal of the Council to any document shall- (a) be authorized by resolution of the Council; and
(b) be authenticated by the signatures of any 2 members authorized by resolution of the Council, either generally or specially, to act for that purpose.
(3) Any document purporting to be duly executed under the seal of the Council shall, unless the contrary is proved, be considered to be duly executed.
(4) Any contract or instrument which if entered into or executed by a person not being a body corporate would not be required to be in the form of a deed may be entered into or executed on behalf of the Council by any person generally or specially authorized by the Council for that purpose.
PART III
FINANCIAL
12. (1) The Governor may, out of money appropriated for the Resources of
Council. purpose by the Legislative Council, authorize payment to the Consumer Council of such amicunts as he thinks fil
(2) The resources of the Council shall consist of-
(a) all money received by the Council pursuant to subsection (1);
(2) money paid to the Council by way of donations, fees, subscrip
tions, Tent and interest;
(c) all other money and property, including accumulations of income,
received by the Council Tor its purposes,
13 The Council may, with the approval of the Financial Secretary. Borrowing borrow pr olberwise raise money and charge all or any part of its properly powers. as security therefor.
14. All money of the Council that is not immediately required shall tmvestment of be invested--
fands.
(e) on fixed deposit in any bank or savings bank approved by the Financial Secretary, either generally or in any particular case, for the purpose; or
(6) in such other forms of investment as the Financial Secretary
may approve,
15. The Council shall in each financial year adopt estimates of income Balmases. and expenditure for the ensuing financial year and, before a dale to be appointed by the Financial Secretary, send them to the Governor for his approval together with a programme of its proposed activities for the ensuing financial year.
14. (1) The Council shall keep proper accounts and proper records Accodes. in relation thereto and shall within 3 months after the expiry of a financial and year, or such further period as the Financial Secretary may allow, prepare statement of the accounts of the Council, which statement shall include
an income and expenditure account and a balance sheet.
(2) The Council shall, subject to subsection (3), appoint an auditor, who shall be entitled to have access at any time to all books of account,
AHUN 1DOTT.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.