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Section 53.
1(1)The Commission shall be a body corporate consisting of a chairman, a deputy chairman and not more than three other members.E+W
(2)At least one of the members of the Commission shall be a person able to speak the Welsh language.
(3)The members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Secretary of State and shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of their respective appointments.
(4)The common seal of the Commission shall be authenticated by the signature of a member of the Commission or of some other person authorised in that behalf by the Commission.
2E+WThere shall be paid to each member of the Commission such salary or fees and allowances as may from time to time be determined by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service.
3(1)The Secretary of State may appoint, to assist and advise the Commission in the exercise of the Commission’s functions, such persons as he thinks fit, being persons having expert knowledge likely to be of value to the Commission.E+W
(2)There shall be paid to persons appointed under this paragraph such fees and allowances as may from time to time be determined by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service.
4E+WAt any meeting of the Commission two shall be the quorum.
5E+WAll acts done at a meeting of the Commission shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was a defect in the appointment of a person purporting to be a member of the Commission, be as valid as if the defect had not existed.
6E+WSubject to the preceding provisions of this Schedule and to the provisions of, and of any regulations made or directions given under, Part IV of this Act, the procedure of the Commission at and in connection with their meetings shall be such as they may from time to time determine.
7(1)The Secretary of State may appoint a secretary to the Commission and such other officers and servants of the Commission as he may, with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service, determine.E+W
(2)Before appointing a person to be a secretary to the Commission, the Secretary of State shall consult with the Commission.
(3)The terms and conditions of appointment of any person appointed under this paragraph shall be determined by the Secretary of State with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service.
8E+WThe expenses of the Commission including—
(a)the salaries, fees and allowances of its members,
(b)the remuneration and any expenses paid to an assistant commissioner, [F1 and]
(c)the remuneration and any expenses paid to the secretary and other officers and servants of the Commission. F2. . .
F3(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
together with the fees and allowances paid to persons appointed under paragraph 3 above, shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by [F4the National Assembly for Wales].
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Sch. 8 para. 8(b) added (1.10.1995) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(5), Sch. 15 para. 59(a) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1995/2490, art. 5, Sch. 3
F2Word in Sch. 8 para. 8(c) repealed (1.10.1995) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(5)(8), Sch. 15 para. 59(b), Sch. 18 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1995/2490, art. 5, Sch. 3
F3Sch. 8 para. 8(d) repealed (1.10.1995) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(5)(8), Sch. 15 para. 59(b), Sch. 18 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1995/2490, art. 5, Sch. 3
F4Words in Sch. 8 para. 8 substituted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1
9(1)Every document purporting to be an instrument made or issued by the Commission and to be duly sealed with the seal of the Commission or to be signed by the secretary or any person authorised to act in that behalf shall be received in evidence and, unless the contrary is proved, shall be deemed to be an instrument made or issued by the Commission.E+W
(2)Prima facie evidence of any such instrument may in any legal proceedings be given by the production of a document purporting to be certified by or on behalf of the secretary of the Commission to be a true copy of the instrument.
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