Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1987

SCHEDULES

Section 2(3).

SCHEDULE 1 Constitution and Proceedings of Advisory Committee

Membership of Committee

1 (1) The Advisory Committee shall consist of not less than five or more than nine members, who may be appointed as full-time or part-time members.

(2) Members shall hold and vacate office in accordance with their terms of appointment, subject to the following provisions.

(3) A member may resign his membership by notice in writing to the Secretary of State.

(4) The Secretary of State may by notice in writing to the member concerned remove from office a member who—

(a) has become bankrupt or made an arrangement with his creditors,

(b) is incapacitated by physical or mental illness, or

(c) has been absent from two or more consecutive meetings of the Committee otherwise than for a reason approved by the Committee,

or who is in the opinion of the Secretary of State otherwise unable or unfit to perform his duties as member.

Chairman and Deputy Chairman

2 (1) The Secretary of State shall appoint one of the members of the Advisory Committee to be Chairman and may appoint one of them to be Deputy Chairman.

(2) The persons so appointed shall hold and vacate those offices in accordance with their terms of appointment, subject to the following provisions.

(3) The Chairman or Deputy Chairman may resign his office by notice in writing to the Secretary of State.

(4) If the Chairman or Deputy Chairman ceases to be a member of the Committee, he also ceases to be Chairman or Deputy Chairman.

Financial provisions

3 (1) The Secretary of State may pay the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and members of the Advisory Committee such remuneration, and such allowances in respect of expenses properly incurred by them in the performance of their duties, as he may determine.

(2) The Secretary of State may determine to pay in respect of a person’s office as Chairman, Deputy Chairman or member of the Advisory Committee—

(a) such pension, allowance or gratuity to or in respect of that person on his retirement or death, or

(b) such contributions or other payment towards the provision of such a pension, allowance or gratuity,

as the Secretary of State may determine.

(3) Where a person ceases to be a member of the Advisory Committee otherwise than on the expiry of his term of office and it appears to the Secretary of State that there are special circumstances which make it right for him to receive compensation, the Secretary of State may determine to make a payment to him by way of compensation of such amount as the Secretary of State may determine.

(4) As soon as may be after making a determination under sub-paragraph (2) or (3) the Secretary of State shall lay before each House of Parliament a statement of the amount payable in pursuance of the determination.

(5) The consent of the Treasury is required for any determination of the Secretary of State under this paragraph.

House of Commons disqualification

4 In Part III of Schedule 1 to the [1975 c. 24.] House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (disqualifying offices), insert at the appropriate place—

• “A member of the Interim Advisory Committee on School Teachers' Pay and Conditions appointed under section 2 of the Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act 1987 who is in receipt of remuneration.”.

Proceedings of the Committee

5 (1) The quorum of the Advisory Committee and the arrangements relating to their meetings shall be such as the Committee may determine.

(2) The validity of proceedings of the Committee is not affected by any vacancy among the members or any defect in the appointment of any member.

Section 8(2).

SCHEDULE 2 Repeals

Chapter	Short title	Extent of Repeal
1965 c. 3.	Remuneration of Teachers Act 1965.	The whole Act.
1975 c. 71.	Employment Protection Act 1975.	In Part IV of Schedule 16, paragraph 11.
1986 c. 1.	Education (Amendment) Act 1986.	Section 2.