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1997, No. 2

6. Superannuation for staff—(1) For the purpose of providing superannuation or retiring allowances for any of the employees of the Society, the Council may, out of the funds of the Society, make payments to or subsidise any superannuation scheme that is registered under the Superannuation Schemes Act 1989.

(2) Any person who, immediately before becoming an officer or employee of the Society, is a contributor to the Government Superannuation Fund under Part II or Part II of the Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956 is deemed to be, for the purposes of the Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956, employed in the Government service so long as that person continues to be an officer or employee of the Society; and that Act applies to that person in all respects as if that person's service as such an officer or employee were Government service.

(3) Subject to the Governnent Superannuation Fund Act 1956, nothing in subclause (2) entitles any such person to become a contributor to the Government Superannuation Fund after that person has once ceased to be a contributor.

(4) For the purposes of applying the Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956, in accordance with subclause (2), to a person who is in the service of the Society as an officer or employee and is a contributor to the Government Superannuation Fund, the term "controlling authority", in relation to any such person who is in the service of the Society, means the Society.

7. Meetings—At any meeting of the Council, Academy Council, or any committee appointed under section 28, the quorum necessary for the transaction of business is,—

but in no case may the quorum be fewer than 3 members.

8. Delegation of powers of Council—(1) The Council may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer all powers and authorities that the Council considers necessary for that officer to manage the affairs of the Society.

(2) All such delegations must be in writing and may be made subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Council thinks fit.

(3) All such delegations must include a direction regarding the regular reporting to the Council on the use of each delegation.

(4) Every delegation under this clause is revocable in writing, and no delegation affects or prevents the exercise of any function or power by the Council.

(5) The Chief Executive Officer purporting to act under any delegation under this clause is, until the contrary is proved, presumed to be acting in accordance with the terms of the delegation.

9. Annual report—The Council must in each year furnish to the members a report, which must include the annual audited accounts prepared in accordance with clause 10 (3), with respect to the operation of the Society and the activities in the previous year.