Licensing (Alcohol Education and Research) Act 1981 (repealed)

Section 6.

SCHEDULE 1 E+W The Alcohol Education and Research Council

Introductory E+W

1 E+W In this Schedule “member” means a member of the Council.

Status of Council E+W

2 E+W The Council shall not be regarded as acting on behalf of the Crown.

Tenure of office of members E+W

3 (1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, a member shall hold and vacate his office in accordance with the terms of his appointment. E+W

(2) A person shall not be appointed a member for more than three years but, subject to sub-paragraph (3), a person who ceases or has ceased to be a member may be re-appointed.

(3) A person shall not be re-appointed a member for a period such that his total period or periods of membership exceeds, or exceed in aggregate, six years.

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

(5) The Secretary of State may terminate the appointment of a member if he is satisfied that—

(a) for a period of six months beginning not more than nine months previously he has, without the consent of the other members, failed to attend the meetings of the Council;

(b) he is an undischarged bankrupt or has made an arrangement with his creditors;

(c) he is by reason of physical or mental illness, or for any other reason, incapable of carrying out his duties; or

(d) he has been convicted of such a criminal offence, or his conduct has been such, that it is not in the Secretary of State’s opinion fitting that he should remain a member.

Tenure of office of chairman E+W

4 (1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the chairman of the Council shall hold and vacate his office in accordance with the terms of his appointment. E+W

(2) The chairman may resign his office by notice in writing to the Secretary of State.

(3) A member who ceases or has ceased to be chairman may be re-appointed to that office.

(4) If the chairman ceases to be a member he shall also cease to be chairman.

Expenses E+W

5 E+W All administrative and other expenses incurred by the Council in discharging their functions shall be charged on the funds in their hands from time to time.

6 (1) The Council shall discharge their functions in accordance with such arrangements as they may determine. E+W

(2) Those arrangements may provide for any function to be discharged under the general direction of the Council by a committee or committees consisting of three or more members and anything done by such a committee shall, if the arrangements so provide, have effect as if done by the Council.

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

(4) The arrangements made under this paragraph may include provisions specifying a quorum for meetings of the Council and any committee; and until a quorum is so specified in relation to meetings of the Council the quorum for such meetings shall be such as may be determined by the Secretary of State.

Annual report E+W

7 E+W As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year the Council shall make a report to the Secretary of State on their activities during that year.

Power to dissolve Council E+W

8 E+W If at any time it appears to the Secretary of State that—

(a) the assets of the Alcohol Education and Research Fund are exhausted; and

(b) the Council has no other functions to discharge under this Act,

he may by order made by statutory instrument dissolve the Council.