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payments payable by virtue of that paragraph and a contract between the Authority and a programme contractor under which television programmes are to be provided by the programme contractor, and

(b) in their application in relation to the additional payments mentioned in section 32(2)(b), mean respectively additional payments payable by virtue of that paragraph and a contract between the Authority and a programme contractor under which local sound broadcasts are to be provided by the programme contractor;


 * "subsidiary", in relation to any person, means a company in which that person holds, directly or indirectly, 10 per cent. or more of the equity share capital.

(2) In this Schedule " payment " includes any valuable consideration, and references to receipts and expenditure shall be construed accordingly.

 

Tenure of office of members

1.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), the Chairman and every other member of the Welsh Authority shall hold office for such period, not exceeding five years, as may be fixed at the time of his appointment, and shall, on ceasing to be a member, be eligible for re-appointment.

(2) The Secretary of State may at any time direct by notice in writing, a copy of which shall be laid before each House of Parliament, that any member of the Welsh Authority shall cease to hold office; and any member of the Welsh Authority may at any time resign his office by notice in writing to the Secretary of State.

(3) If any member of the Welsh Authority dies or ceases to hold office before the expiry of the term for which he was appointed, the term of office of his successor shall be so fixed as to expire at the end of the former term, but the Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit to do so, defer the making of an appointment until the expiry of the former term.

Remuneration and pensions of members

2.—(1) The Welsh Authority shall pay to each of their members, in respect of his office as such, such remuneration (whether by way of salary or fees) and such allowances as the Secretary of State may determine in the case of those members respectively; and, in determining the remuneration and allowances to be paid under this sub-paragraph, different provision may be made as regards the Chairman and the other members.

(2) If any member of the Welsh Authority, other than the Chairman, is employed about the affairs of the Welsh Authority otherwise than as a member of that Authority, the Welsh Authority shall pay 