The West Midlands Passenger Transport Area (Designation) Order 1969

Notices to be given of appointments of members of the Authority

6.—(1) As soon as practicable after each appointment of a member or members of the Authority has been made by a constituent council or a group of constituent councils, notice in writing of that appointment, specifying the name, address and description of each person appointed, shall be given in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph, that is to say—

(a)in the case of an appointment made before the date of the first annual meeting of the Authority by a constituent council named in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 2 (other than the Birmingham City Council) or by a constituent council under Part III of Schedule 2 the notice shall be given by the town clerk or clerk of the council making the appointment to the town clerk of the City of Birmingham,

(b)in the case of an appointment made on or after the date of the said first annual meeting by a constituent council named in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 2 or by a constituent council under Part III of Schedule 2 the notice shall be given by the town clerk or clerk of the council making the appointment to the Secretary of the Authority,

(c)in the case of a joint appointment by a group of councils specified in column 1 of Part II of Schedule 2 the notice shall be given by the town clerk or clerk of the council in that group first named in the said column 1 to the town clerk of the City of Birmingham where the joint appointment is made before the date of the said first annual meeting and to the Secretary of the Authority in any other case.

(2) The town clerk of the City of Birmingham shall as soon as practicable after his council have, before the date of the said first annual meeting, appointed a member of the Authority give notice in writing to the Minister and to all other constituent councils of that appointment, specifying the name, address and description of the person so appointed, and shall also give notice in writing—

(a)to the Minister (except where the appointment in question was made by the Minister) and all the constituent councils (other than the particular council making the appointment in question) of all appointments of members of the Authority of which he receives notice under the provisions of this Article, and

(b)to the Secretary of the Authority, of any appointment made by his council at any time and also of all appointments of such members of of which he has received notice under the provisions of this Article,

specifying in each case the constituent council, group of constituent councils, or the Minister (as the case may be) by whom the appointments have been made and the names, addresses and descriptions of the persons so appointed.

(3) The Minister shall give notice in writing of all appointments of members from time to time made by him—

(a)to the town clerk of the City of Birmingham, in the case of appointments made before the date of the said first annual meeting, and

(b)to the Secretary of the Authority, in all other cases,

and such notice shall specify in each case the names, addresses and descriptions of the persons so appointed.

(4) The Secretary of the Authority shall give notice in writing to the Minister of all of members of the Authority from time to time made under this Order by any constituent council or group of constituent councils, specifying the names, addresses and descriptions of the persons so appointed, and shall keep all constituent councils notified of all appointments of members of the Authority from time to time made under this Order, whether by a constituent council or a group of constituent councils or by the Minister.