SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 The Consumer Council for Postal Services

Pay and remuneration of members

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1

The Council shall pay the chairman and other members of the Council such remuneration, and such travelling and other allowances, as the Secretary of State may determine.

2

The Council may—

a

with the approval of the Secretary of State, pay any member of a committee or sub-committee who is not a member of the Council such remuneration, and

b

pay any member of a committee or sub-committee such travelling and other allowances,

as the Council may determine.

3

The Council may, with the approval of the Secretary of State—

a

pay to or in respect of any person who is or has been a chairman or other member of the Council or of a committee or sub-committee such pension, allowances or gratuities as the Council may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, determine, or

b

make such payments as the Council may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, determine towards provision for the payment of a pension, allowance or gratuity to or in respect of such a person.

4

Where—

a

a person ceases to hold office as chairman or other member of the Council or of a committee or sub-committee, and

b

the Council, with the approval of the Secretary of State, determines that there are special circumstances which make it right for that person to receive compensation,

the Council may make a payment to the person by way of compensation of such amount as it may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, determine.