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RECREATION AND YOUTH SERVICE (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1973 - SECT 12

12.(1) The Ministry may make all such regulations as appear to it to be
necessary or proper for giving full effect to this Order and in particular,
but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing words, may make
regulations prescribing the conditions to be attached to the making of grants
under this Order.

(2) All regulations made under this Order shall be subject to negative
resolution.

Art.13 repeals 1938 c.12 (NI); 1962 c.2 (NI)

1.(1) The Sports Council shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession
and, subject to the provisions of this Order, section 19 of the Interpretation
Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to it.

(2) The Sports Council shall not acquire, hold or dispose of land without the
consent of the Ministry.

2.(1) The Council shall consist of the chairman of the Youth Committee and
such other persons as the Minister, after consultation with such persons as
appear to him to represent district councils, education and library boards and
participants in sport and physical recreation, may appoint thereto and the
persons so appointed shall hold office for such terms and upon such conditions
as to retirement, ceasing to hold office and re-appointment as the Minister
may from time to time determine.

(2) A member shall be deemed to have vacated his office and the Council shall
declare his place vacant in the following circumstances

(a)where he gives to the Minister a notice in writing of his resignation;

(b)where he becomes bankrupt or makes a composition with his creditors;

(c)where in the opinion of the Minister he becomes incapacitated to hold
office and the Minister so informs the Council in writing;

(d)where he is convicted of an indictable offence and is sentenced to a term
of imprisonment of not less than three months; or

(e)where he fails, without leave of the Council, to attend any meetings of the
Council, or of a committee thereof of which he is a member, for a period of
twelve consecutive months.

(3) The Minister shall appoint one of the members of the Sports Council to be
chairman of the Council who, in the case of an equality of votes, shall have a
second or casting vote [and shall appoint another member to be vice-chairman
who in the absence of the chairman shall, in the case of an equality of votes,
have a casting vote].

(4) In accordance with arrangements approved by the Ministry, the Sports
Council may appoint committees to assist it in the discharge of such of its
functions or to perform such functions as are delegated to it by the Council
and may appoint as members of any such committee, or authorise any such
committee to co-opt as members thereof, persons who are not members of the
Sports Council.

(5) The proceedings of the Council or of any committee or sub-committee shall
not be invalidated by any vacancy in the membership of the Council, or of any
committee or sub-committee, or by any defect in the appointment of a member.

3.(1) Without prejudice to section 19(1)(a)(v) of the Interpretation Act
(Northern Ireland) 1954, the Sports Council shall make standing orders
relating to the convening of meetings of the Council, and of committees, the
fixing of the quorum, the conduct of business at meetings, the keeping of
minutes, accounts and other records, the signing of cheques, the custody of
deeds and other documents, the duties of officers and such other matters
connected with the conduct of its business as it thinks fit.

(2) The common seal of the Council shall, when applied to a document, be
attested by the signatures of any two members of the Council authorised by the
Council to act for that purpose.

4. The Sports Council may pay travelling and subsistence allowances and other
expenses necessarily incurred by members of the Council and committees thereof
in the performance of their functions under this Order and such allowances and
expenses shall be paid at such rates as the Ministry may approve.

5. The Council may, if the Ministry so approves, pay to its chairman [and
vice-chairman] a salary of such amount as the Ministry may approve.

6.(1) The right of the Council under section 19(1)(a)(vi) of the
Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 to employ staff shall be exercised
subject to any direction which may be given by the Ministry with respect to
the number and terms and conditions of service of persons employed or to be
employed by the Council and the remuneration of persons employed by the
Council shall be at such rate as the Council may, with the approval of the
Ministry and the Ministry of Finance, determine.

(2) The Council may, in accordance with arrangements approved by the Ministry
and the Ministry of Finance, make provision for the payment on death or
retirement of pensions, gratuities or other like benefits to or in respect of
the service of officers of the Council.

(3) The Council shall, after consultation with the Ministry, appoint a fit
person to be its chief officer and, before making an appointment under this
sub-paragraph, the Council shall supply to the Ministry particulars of the
names, previous experience and qualifications of the persons from whom it
proposes to make a selection and if the Ministry considers that any person
whose name is submitted is not a fit person to be the chief officer of the
Council, the Ministry may give directions prohibiting his appointment.

1.(1) The Youth Committee shall consist of the chairman of the Sports Council
and such other persons as the Minister, after consultation with such persons
as appear to the Minister to represent education and library boards and
voluntary youth organisations, appoints thereto and the persons so appointed
shall hold office for such terms and upon such conditions as to retirement,
ceasing to hold office and re-appointment as the Minister may from time to
time determine.

(2) The Minister shall appoint one of the members of the Youth Committee to be
chairman of the Committee who, in case of an equality of votes, shall have a
second or casting vote.

(3) A member shall be deemed to have vacated his office and the Youth
Committee shall declare his place vacant in the following circumstances

(a)where he gives to the Minister a notice in writing of his resignation;

(b)where he becomes bankrupt or makes a composition with his creditors;

(c)where in the opinion of the Minister he becomes incapacitated to hold
office and the Minister so informs the Committee in writing;

(d)where he is convicted of an indictable offence and is sentenced to a term
of imprisonment of not less than three months; or

(e)where he fails, without leave of the Committee, to attend any meetings of
the Committee, or of a sub-committee thereof of which he is a member, for a
period of twelve consecutive months.

2. The Youth Committee may appoint sub-committees to assist it in the
discharge of its functions and may appoint as members of any such
sub-committee, or authorise any such sub-committee to co-opt as members
thereof, persons who are not members of the Committee.

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