SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 Additional Provisions Relating to Constitution, Etc. of CAA
Appointment and tenure of members
1
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State—
a
to satisfy himself, before he appoints a person to be a member, that that person will have no such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the performance of his functions as a member; and
b
to satisfy himself from time to time with respect to each member that the member has no such interest;
and a person who is a member or whom the Secretary of State proposes to appoint as a member shall, whenever requested by the Secretary of State to do so, furnish him with such information as he may specify with a view to carrying out his duty under this paragaph.
2
Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, a person shall hold and vacate office as a member or the chairman or a deputy chairman in accordance with the terms of the instrument appointing him to that office.
3
A person may at any time resign his office as a member or the chairman or a deputy chairman by giving to the Secretary of State a notice in writing signed by that person and stating that he resigns that office.
4
1
If a member becomes or ceases to be the chairman or a deputy chairman the Secretary of State may vary the terms of the instrument appointing him to be a member so as to alter the date on which he is to vacate office as a member.
2
If the chairman or a deputy chairman ceases to be a member, he shall cease to be the chairman or a deputy chairman, as the case may be.
5
1
If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a member—
a
has been absent from meetings of the CAA for a period longer than three consecutive months without the permission of the CAA, or
b
has become bankrupt or made an arrangement with his creditors, or
c
is incapacitated by physical or mental illness, or
d
is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member,
the Secretary of State may declare his office as a member to be vacant and shall notify the declaration in such manner as he thinks fit; and thereupon the office shall become vacant.
2
In the application of sub-paragraph (1) above to Scotland, for the references in paragraph (b) to a member’s having become bankrupt and to a member’s having made an arrangement with his creditors there shall be substituted respectively references to sequestration of a member’s estate having been awarded and to a member’s having made a trust deed for behoof of his creditors or a composition contract.