Air transport licensing authority

(1) The Licensing Authority for the purposes of these Regulations shall consist of such number of members not being less than three, as the Minister may from time to time determine, and shall be known as the “Air Transport Licensing Authority”. (2) Every member of the Licensing Authority shall be appointed by the Minister and, unless he shall earlier resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Minister, shall hold office for such term as the Minister shall at the time of making the appointment determine but shall be eligible for re- appointment from time to time on the expiration of his term of office. The Minister shall nominate one of the members to be Chairman. (3) The Minister may from time to time appoint deputy members to act in place of members who are ill or absent. Such deputy members may be appointed either for a specified term or to act in the place of a specified member during his illness or absence. (4) The Minister may remove any member or deputy member from his office for inability or misbehaviour. (5) Where the Minister proposes to appoint a person to be a member or deputy member of the Licensing authority, he shall, before making the appointment, require that person to declare whether he has any, and if so what, financial interest in any undertaking which provides transport for passengers or goods 278 or which owns or operates aerodromes, manufactures aircraft, aircraft engines or accessories, or supplies aircraft fuel or lubricants. (6) If any member or deputy member of the Licensing Authority acquires any such financial interest he shall, within four weeks after so doing, give notice thereof in writing to the Minister specifying the interest so acquired, and the Minister, after taking the matter into consideration, may, if he thinks fit, declare that the member or deputy member has vacated his office and the seat of such member or deputy member shall thereupon become vacant. (7) The Minister may appoint a person to be secretary to the (8) The Licensing Authority may appoint such other officers and servants as may, in the opinion of the Minister, be necessary to enable them to discharge their duties. (9) The number of members which shall form a quorum of the Licensing Authority for the despatch of business, and the way in which the Licensing Authority shall determine questions for their decision shall be such as the Minister may prescribe. (10) The Minister acting in his discretion may by direction in writing delegate, after consultation with the Prime Minister, any or all or his functions and powers under paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (5) of this regulation. 76/1980.