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| (1) The Authority shall consist of five members appointed by the Minister. |
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| (2) The Minister shall appoint one of the members of the Authority to be the Chairman of the Authority. |
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| (3) The members of the Authority shall be appointed from among persons who appear to the Minister to have had wide experience of, and to have shown capacity in, air transport, other forms of transport, industry, commercial or financial matters, administration, the organization of workers or the representation of the interests of air travellers. |
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| (4) Before appointing a person to be a member of the Authority the Minister shall satisfy himself that such person has no financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the discharge by him of his functions as a member of the Authority. The Minister shall also satisfy himself from time to time that no member of the Authority has any such interest. Any person who is, or whom the Minister proposes to appoint to be, a member of the Authority shall, whenever requested by the minister so to do, furnish to him such information as the Minister considers necessary for the performance by him of his duties under this subsection. |
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| (5) A Member of Parliament or of any local authority shall not be eligible for appointment or to continue in office as a member of the Authority. |
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