Page:Broadcasting Act 19810068 en.pdf/70

66 Proceedings

5.—(1) The quorum of the Authority shall be four or such number not being less than four as the Authority may from time to time determine.

(2) The Authority may act notwithstanding a vacancy among their members.

6.—(1) A member of the Authority who is in any way directly or indirectly interested in a contract made or proposed to be made by the Authority shall, as soon as possible after the relevant circumstances have come to his knowledge, disclose the nature of his interest at a meeting of the Authority.

(2) Any disclosure made under sub-paragraph (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the Authority, and the member—

(a) shall not take part after the disclosure in any deliberation or decision of the Authority with respect to that contract,and

(b) shall be disregarded for the purpose of constituting a quorum of the Authority for any such deliberation or decision.

(7) Subject to paragraphs 5 and 6, the Authority may regulate their own procedure.

Officers and employees of Authority

8.—(1) The Authority may appoint a secretary and such other officers, and take into their employment such other persons, as they may determine.

(2) The Authority shall, as regards any officers or persons employed in whose case it may be determined by the Authority so to do, pay to or in respect of them such pensions, allowances or gratuities, or provide and maintain for them such pension schemes (whether contributory or not), as may be so determined.

(3) If any officer of or other person employed by the Authority, being a participant in any pension scheme applicable to his office or employment, becomes a member of the Authority, he may, if the Secretary of State so determines, be treated for the purposes of the pension scheme as if his service as a member of the Authority were service as an officer of or person employed by the Authority.

Authentication of Authority's seal

The application of the seal of the Authority shall be authenticated by—

(a) the signature of the Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Authority or some other member of the Authority author. iced by the Authority to authenticate the application of their seal, and

(b) the signature of the secretary of the Authority or some other officer of the Authority authorised by the Authority to act in that behalf.