Oil and Pipelines Act 1985

Section 1.

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. The Agency

Appointment and tenure of members U.K.

1 (1) The members of the Agency (including the chairman who shall be appointed as such) shall be appointed by the Secretary of State. U.K.

(2) A person so appointed shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of the instrument appointing him and shall, on ceasing to hold office, be eligible for reappointment.

(3) The instrument appointing a member shall not, except with the approval of the Treasury, include terms entitling him to compensation on his ceasing to be a member.

Remuneration etc. of members U.K.

2 (1) The Agency may pay to any member such sums, whether by way of remuneration or allowances or otherwise, as the Secretary of State may determine. U.K.

(2) The Agency may pay or make provision for paying to or in respect of any member or former member such sums by way of pensions, allowances or gratuities as the Secretary of State may determine.

(3) Where a person ceases to be a member in circumstances in which, by the terms of the instrument appointing him, he is entitled to compensation of any amount, the Agency shall make to him a payment of that amount.

(4) Where—

(a) a person ceases to be a member otherwise than on the expiry of his term of office;

(b) sub-paragraph (3) above does not apply; and

(c) it appears to the Secretary of State that there are special circumstances which make it right for that person to receive compensation,

the Agency may make to him a payment of such amount as the Secretary of State may determine.

(5) The approval of the Treasury shall be required for any determination under this paragraph.

Parliamentary etc. disqualification of members U.K.

3 U.K. In Part II of Schedule 1 to the M1 House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (bodies of which all members are disqualified) there shall be inserted (at the appropriate place) the following entry—

“The Oil and Pipelines Agency”;

and the like insertion shall be made in Part II of Schedule 1 to the M2 Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975.

Marginal Citations

M1 1975 c. 24.

M2 1975 c. 25.

Staff U.K.

4 (1) The Agency may appoint a person (who may be the chairman or another member) to act as chief executive of the Agency; but a person shall not be appointed in pursuance of this sub-paragraph except with the approval of the Secretary of State. U.K.

(2) The Agency may appoint such other officers, and take into its employment such persons, as it may determine.

(3) The Agency may, as regards such of its officers or employees as it may determine, pay to or in respect of them such pensions, allowances or gratuities, or provide and maintain for them such pension schemes (whether contributory or not), as it may determine.

(4) If any officer or employee of the Agency, being a participant in any pension scheme applicable to his office or employment, becomes a member of the Agency, he may, if the Secretary of State so determines, be treated for the purposes of the pension scheme as if his service as a member of the Agency were service as an officer or employee of the Agency, notwithstanding that benefits will be payable to or in respect of him by virtue of paragraph 2(2) above.

Proceedings U.K.

5 (1) The quorum of the Agency and the arrangements relating to its meetings shall be such as the Agency may determine. U.K.

(2) The arrangements may provide for the exercise or performance, under the general directions of the Agency, of any of the Agency’s functions by a committee or by one or more of the members, officers or employees of the Agency.

6 U.K. The validity of any proceedings of the Agency shall not be affected by any vacancy among the members or by any defect in the appointment of a member.

Authentication of seal U.K.

7 U.K. The application of the seal of the Agency shall be authenticated by the signature of an officer of the Agency authorised by the Agency to act in that behalf.

Presumption of authenticity of documents U.K.

8 U.K. Any document purporting to be an instrument issued by the Agency and to be sealed as aforesaid or to be signed on behalf of the Agency shall be received in evidence and shall be deemed to be such an instrument without further proof unless the contrary is shown.