Point in time view as at 01/04/2009.
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4(1)Until the end of the initial period the NDA is to consist of just those members who have been appointed.U.K.
(2)As soon as practicable after his own appointment takes effect, the chairman must exercise the power to appoint a chief executive.
(3)Appointments of members other than the chairman and chief executive may be made during the initial period only after the appointment of the chief executive has taken effect.
(4)During the initial period the requirements of paragraph 9(1)—
(a)do not apply to a decision to which the chairman is a party if it is made when the chairman is the only non-executive member; but
(b)are not to be capable of being satisfied in relation to a decision made at any other time unless at least two non-executive members are parties to the decision.
(5)The chairman must ensure that proper records are kept of everything he does, while he is the only non-executive member, in the exercise or performance of powers or duties conferred or imposed on the non-executive members.
(6)In this paragraph “the initial period” means the period which begins with the commencement of so much of this Act as provides for the establishment of the NDA and ends with whichever of the following first occurs—
(a)the time when an appointment takes effect that brings the number of members of the NDA up to seven;
(b)the time specified as the end of the initial period in a notice given during that period by the Secretary of State to the NDA for the purposes of this paragraph.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 27.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1973, art. 2, Sch.
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