Civil Aviation Act 1982

[F1Appointment and tenure of non-executive members ]U.K.

1U.K.It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State—

(a)to satisfy himself, before he appoints a person to be a [F2a non-executive 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 [F2a non-executive member]; and

(b)to satisfy himself from time to time with respect to [F3each non-executive member] that the [F2a non-executive member] has no such interest;

and a person who is a [F2a non-executive member] or whom the Secretary of State proposes to appoint as a [F2a non-executive 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.

2U.K.Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, a person shall hold and vacate office as a [F2a non-executive member] or [F4the chair or deputy chair] in accordance with the terms of the instrument appointing him to that office.

3U.K.A person may at any time resign his office as a [F2a non-executive member] or [F4the chair or deputy chair] 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 [F2a non-executive member] becomes or ceases to be [F4the chair or deputy chair] the Secretary of State may vary the terms of the instrument appointing him to be a [F2a non-executive member] so as to alter the date on which he is to vacate office as a [F2a non-executive member].U.K.

(2)If the chairman or a deputy chairman ceases to be a [F2a non-executive member], he shall cease to be the chairman or a deputy chairman, as the case may be.

5[F5(1)The Secretary of State may by notification in writing remove a non-executive member from office if the Secretary of State is satisfied that the member—U.K.

(a)has a financial or other interest that is likely to affect prejudicially the performance of the member's functions,

(b)has become bankrupt or made an arrangement with the member's creditors,

(c)is a person in respect of whom a debt relief order has been made under Part 7A of the Insolvency Act 1986,

(d)is failing, or has failed, to perform the functions of a non-executive member, or

(e)is otherwise unable or unfit to perform those functions.]

(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.