TRANSPORT A UTHURITY

THE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ACT

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1. Short title.

2. Interpretation.

Estuhlishment and Functiorn of the Authorrip

3. Establishment of Transport Authority

1. Functions of Authority.

5. Ministerial direction.

6. Power of Authority to co-opt.

7. Appointment of managing director. secretary and other officers and
servants.

Financial

8. Funds of Authority.

9. Borrowing powers.

10. Accounts and audit.

1 1. Annual report.

Inspectors

12. Power of Minister to designate Inspectors.

13. Duties and powers of Inspectors and Police.

13A. How vehicle to be sold.

14. Offences in relation to Inspectors.

15. Proceedings against Inspector under this Act.

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General

16. Authority may prescribe fares.

1 6 4 . Release of seized vehicles, etc.

17. Penalties.

18. Regulations.

19. Construction of references to a Licensing Authority, the Public
Passenger Transport (Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region)
Board of Control and the Public Passenger Transport (Rural Area)
Board of Control.

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THE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ACT Acts
13 of 1987,
9 of 1998

[8th July, I98 7.1 2l :&.

Preliminary

1. This Act may be cited as the Transport Authority Act. Short title.

2. In this Act- Interprets-
tion.

"Authority" means the Transport Authority established
under section 3;

"chairman" means the chairman of the Authority;

"hnctions" includes powers and duties;

"Inspector" means an Inspector designated as such pur-
suant to section 12;

"member" means a member of the Authority;

"public passenger vehicle" and "rdad licence" shall have
the same meaning respectively as in the Road Traffic
Act.

Establishment and Functions of the Authority

3.-41) There is hereby established a body to be called the Establish-
ment of Transport Authority which shall be a body corporate to which Trm,,

the provisions of section 28 of the Interpretation Act shall apply. Authority.

(2) The provisions of the First Schedule shall have effect First

C with respect to the constitution of the Authority and otherwise in Schedule. relation thereto.
4.-31) The hnctions of the Authority shall be to regulate Functions of

and monitor public passenger transport throughout the Authority.

Island and to perform such duties as immediately prior to

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Ministerial
direction.

POWR. of
Authority to
co-opt.

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the 8th day of July, 1987, were required to be performed
by-

(a) Licensing Authorities or specially constituted
Licensing Authorities under the Road Trac Act;

(b) the Public Passenger Transport (Kingston Metro-
politan Transport Region) Board of Control
constituted under the Public Passenger Transport
(Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region ) Act; and

(c) the Public Passenger Transport (Rural Area) Board of
Control constituted under the Public Passenger
Transport (Rural Area) Act.

(2) The Authority may in carrying out its fbnctions
under subsection (1)-

(a) charge and collect such fees as may be prescribed;
(b) borrow money in accordance with section 9; and
(c) do such other things as may, in its opinion, be con-

ducive to an efficient public passenger transport
system.

5 4 1 ) The Minister may, after consultation with the
chairman, give the Authority directions of a general character as
to policy to be followed in the performance of its fkctions in
relation to matters appearing to him to concern the public
interest.

(2) The Authority shall furnish the Minister with such
returns, accounts and other information as he may require with
respect to the activities of the Authority.

6.-(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Authority may, if it
thinks fit for the purpose of carrying out its fbnctions, co-opt
persons who are not members of the Authority to participate in
any proceedings of the Authority either generally or in relation
to any particular matter.

(2) Any person co-opted pursuant to subsection (I),
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shall not be entitled to vote in any proceedings of the
Authority.

7.-(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Authority may ap- tp -
point and employ at such remuneration and on such terms ofman-

aging di- and conditions as it thinks fit, a managing director, a rmr,rao-
secretary, and such other officers and servants as it thinks r%m’
necessary for the proper carrying out of the provisions of
this Act.

o m m and
servants.

(2) The Authority shall not-
(a) assign to any post any salary in excess of the pre-

scribed rate without the prior approval of the
Minister; or

(b) make any appointment to any post to which’ a
salary in excess of the prescribed rate is assigned
without the prior approval of the Minister.

(3) The Governor-General may, subiect to such
conditions as he may impose, approve of the atspointment
of anv officer in the service of the Government to anv office
with the Authority and any officer so annointed shall. while
so emdoyed. in relation to any pension. gratuity or other
allowance. and in relation to other riehts m public offlcet,
be treated as continuing in the service of the Government.

(41 Tn subsection 0) the **r>resm.hed mte” mems a
rate of fifteen thousand dollars per annum or Rich higher
rate as the Minister may, by order. prescrb.

8. The funds of the Authority shall consist of-
(a) such fees as may be paid to it;
(6) such other money as may in any manner become

payable to or vest in the Authority in respect of its
functions;
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(c) moneys borrowed by the Authority pursuant to
section 9 for the purpose of meeting any of its
obligations or performing its €unctions.

B m 9.-(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Authority may bor-
row sums required by it for meeting any of its obligations
or performing its functions.

(2) The power of the Authority to borrow shall be
exercisable only with the approval of the Minister after
consultation with the Minister responsible for finance as to
the amount, as to the sources of borrowing and as to the
terms on which the borrowing may be effected; and an ap-
proval given in any respect for the purposes of this subsec-
tion may be either general or limited to a particular borrow-
ing or otherwise and shall be subject to such conditions as
the Minister responsible for finance may stipulate.

powem.

Acenmb 10.41) The Authority shall keep proper accounts of its
transactions and other records in relation to the business of
the Authority and shall prepare annually a statement of
accounts in a form satisfactory to the Minister being a
form which conforms with established accounting prin-
ciples.

(2) The accounts of the Authority shall be audited
by auditors appointed annually by the Authority and ap-
proved by the Minister.

(3) The members, officers and servants of the Author-
ity shall grant to the auditors appointed under subsection
(2) access to all books, documents, cash and securities of the
Authority and shall give to them on request all such in-
formation as may be within their knowledge in relation to
the operation of the Authority.

(4) Where an auditor is appointed under subsection
(2) the auditor’s fee shall be paid by the Authority.

md audit.

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1 1 . 4 1 ) Within five months after the end of each finan- A N ~ U ~ I
cia1 year or within such longer period as the Minister may in "P*.
special circumstances approve, the Authority shall cause to be
prepared and transmit to the Minister a report dealing generally
with the activities of the Authority during the preceding
financial year.

(2) The Minister shall cause a copy of the report,

C together with the annual statement of accounts and the auditor's report thereon, to be laid on the Table of the House of
Representatives and of the Senate.

Inspectors
1 2 . 4 1 ) The Minister may, for the purpose of inspecting and power of

monitoring the operations of all public passenger vehicles, zzF
designate as Inspectors, on such terms and conditions as he Inspectors.
thinks fit, public officers or persons employed by the Authority
who, in his opinion, are by training and experience qualified to
be so designated.

(2) The designation of a person as an Inspector under
subsection ( 1 ) shall be notified in the Gazette.

1 3 . 4 1 ) An Inspector or a Constable may at any t i m e Duties and
powers of

(a) stop and inspect any public passenger vehicle to hwectors
ensure compliance with the terms of the road
licence and any relevant road traffic enactments;

(b) stop and inspect any vehicle which he reasonably
suspects is operating as a public passenger vehicle
contrary to relevant road traffic enactments;

(c) monitor the frequency of public passenger vehicles
on any route;

(4 carry out an inspection of conductors and drivers
of public passenger vehicles and the licences held
by these conductors and drivers;

(e) carry out such powers or duties in relation to relevant
road traffic enactments as may be prescribed.

(2) An Inspector or a Constable shall have power-
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2 112005 (a) to seize any vehicle which-
S. 2(a)(i).

(i) is licensed as a stage carriage, express
carriage or route taxi and is not being operated
on the route for which it is licensed to operate;

(ii) is licensed as a hackney carriage and is being
operated as a stage carriage, rohte taxi or
express carriage;

(iii) is licensed as a contract carriage and is being
operated as a stage carriage, route taxi or
express carriage;

(iv) is licensed as an express carriage and is being
operated as a stage carriage or route taxi; or

(v) is being operated or used as a public
passenger vehicle without a licence issued for
such operation or use;

(b) to take or cause to be taken to the nearest police
station or to the nearest convenient place authorized
by the police pursuant to subsection (3) (a) any
vehicle which is seized under paragraph (a);

(c) to prosecute any person for any contravention of a
relevant road traffic enactment and to serve on any

2112005 person any process, summons or document relating to
s. ~ ( a ~ i i ) . such prosecution or contravention;

(4 to give the owner, driver or operator of a public
passenger vehicle directions consistent with the road
licence and as may be necessary, in the opinion of the
Inspector or a Constable, to ensure orderly, safe and
efficient operation of public passenger transport in
any area;

(e) to enter during office hours the business premises of a
holder of a licence issued under the Public Passenger
Transport (Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region)
Act or an exclusive licence issued under the Public
Passenger Transport (Rural Area) Act, as the case may
be, for the purpose of-

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(i) examining the books, records or other docu-
ments relating to the transport business carried
on by the holder of that licence or exclusive
licence; or

(ii) making copies of such books, records or
documents.

(3) Where under this section a vehicle is seized-

(a) the vehicle may be stored by the police or the z i ~ z o o s
Authority in such place and in such circumstances as S. 2(b).

the police or the Authority consider appropriate;

(b) storage fees shall become payable to such persons at
such rates and in accordance with such conditions
as may be prescribed under the Road Traffic Act; and

(c) if the vehicle remains in the possession of the police
or the Authority for more than six months the vehicle
may, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed
under the Road Traffic Act, be sold by the police or
the Authority to recover the cost of storage. 2 lI2OOS S. 2(b).

(3A) The proceeds of sale of a vehicle seized under 211200s
subsection (3) shall be paid to the Accountant-General. s. 2(c).

(3B) If, on the application of a person not later than one
year after the sale of a vehicle seized under subsection (3), the
Authority is satisfied that the applicant was at the time of the
seizure the owner of the vehicle, or was entitled to the vehicle as
the personal representative of the owner, the Authority shall
authorize payment to that person of the amount paid to the
Accountant-General in respect of that vehicle, less the costs
incurred in keeping and selling or otherwise disposing of the
vehicle.

C (4) In this section "relevant road traffic enactments"
means-

911998 (a) this Act, the Public Passenger Transport (Kingston
s. 8. Metropolitan Transport Region) Act, the Public

Passenger Transport (Rural Area) Act and any
regulations made under any of those Acts; and

I

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How vehicle
to be sold.
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S. 3.

Offences in
relation to
Inspectors.

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S. 8.

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(b) the provisions of the Road Traffic Act and regula-
tions thereunder insofar as those provisions relate
to public passenger vehicles.

13A. - (1 ) All vehicles which may be sold under section 13
(3) (c) shall be sold by public auction at such time as the
Authority thinks necessary, and the person employed to conduct
the public auction shall cause-

(a) the vehicles to be exposed to public view;
(b ) lists thereof to be conspicuously displayed at the

offices of the Authority and published in a daily
newspaper; and

( c ) an advertisement giving notice of such sale to be
published in a daily newspaper one month before such
sale.

(2) Where vehicles remain unsold after they have been
put up for sale by public auction, the Authority may, if it thinks
fit, sell those vehicles by private treaty or cause them to be
destroyed or otherwise disposed of as it thinks fit.

1 4 . - ( 1 ) Any person who fails to comply with any lawhl
directions under section 13 (2) (9 commits an offence and is
liable on summary conviction in a Resident Magistrate's Court
to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both
such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Any person who impersonates an Inspector under
this Act commits an offence and is liable on summary
conviction in a Resident Magistrate's Court to a fine not
exceeding one hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for
a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and
imprisonment.

(3) Any person who-

(a) assaults, hinders or resists an Inspector in the lawhl
carrying out of the Inspector's duties;

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(b) aids or abets any person to assault, hinder or
resist any Inspector in the lawhl carrying out of
the Inspector's duties;

(c) uses any abusive or calumnious language to an
Inspector in the lawhl carrying out of the In-
spector's duties;

(d) uses any threatening language to or behaves in a
manner which is threatening or intimidatory to
an Inspector while he is lawhlly carrying out his
duties as an Inspector; or

(e) incites any person-

(i) to assault, hinder or resist an Inspector;

(ii) to use abusive or calumnious language to an
Inspector;

(iii) to use any threatening language or to behave
in a manner which is threatening or
intimidatory to an Inspector,

in the lawhl carrying out of the Inspector's duties, commits an
offence and is liable on summary conviction in a Resident
Magistrate's Court to a fine not exceeding fiRy thousand dollars ziizoos
or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to S. qb).

both such fine and imprisonment.

15. In any action or other legal proceedings brought Proceedings
against against any Inspector in respect of any act done in pursuance Inspector

or execution or intended execution of this Act or the regu- underthis
lations made thereunder the plaintiff shall not recover unless Act.

he alleges in his pleadings and proves at the trial that
such act was done either maliciously or without reasonable C and probable cause.

General

16. The Authority may, with the approval of the Minis- Authority
ter, prescribe, by order published in the Gazette, the fares zCTibe
payable on any public passenger vehicle. fares.

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Releure or 16A.--(I) Where a vehicle is seized in the circumstances
s c i z d
vehiclcs. CIC. specified in section 13 (2) (a) (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), the Court may,
z l ~ z o o s on an application made by its owner, release the vehicle to the
S.5. owner, or operator before the matter is determined if the owner

has-

(a) paid to the Authority fees for the removal and storage
of the vehicle; and

(h) submitted to the Court, a bond, with such sureties as
the Court may determine, in an amount not less than
the minimum fine prescribed in respect of an offence
under section 61 (5) of the'Road Traffic Act.

(2) Where the owner, driver or operator of a vehicle
referred to in section 13 (2) (a) (i) to (iv) who is charged
pursuant to section 61(5) of the Road Traffic Act-

(a) is acquitted of the charge, the amount paid under the
bond and the fees paid associated with removal and
storage shall be refunded to the owner; or

(h) is convicted of the charge and the amount paid under
the bond is greater than the amount of the fine
imposed, a refund of the difference shall be made to
the owner.

Penalties. 17.-(1) Any person who offers, gives or promises to give
money or money's worth to any Inspector or any member,
officer, employee or servant of the Authority-

(a) so as to secure an advantage in relation to any
function of the Authority or the performance
of any duty of the Inspector, member, officer,
employee or servant; or

(b) so that the Inspector, member, officer, employee or
servant may perform or refrain from performing
any function of the Authority or any duty which
is assigned to such Inspector, member, officer,
employee or servant,

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commits an otYence and is liable on summary conviction in
a Resident Magistrate's Court to a tine not exceeding one 2112005
hundred and tifty thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term S.6(".
not exceeding twelve months or to both such fine and imprison-
ment.

(2) Any lnspector or any member, officer, employee
or servant of the Authority or any person purporting to act
on his own behalf or on behalf of any lnspector or any
member, officer, employee or servant of the Authority, who
solicits, receives or agrees to receive for himself or any other
person money or money's worth-

(LZ) as an inducement, in connection with the business
of the Authority, to show preference or have pre-
ference shown to any person; or

(h) as a reward for showing preference or, as the case
may be, having preference shown, as mentioned
in paragraph (a),

commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction in a
Resident Magistrate's Court to a fine not exceeding one 2112005
hundred and fifty thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term s,6(h).
not exceeding twelve months or to both such fine and
imprisonment.

(3) No prosecution for an offence punishable under
subsection ( 1 ) or (2) shall be instituted except by or with
the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

18.-(1) The Minister may make regulations generally Regulations.
for giving effect to the provisions of this Act and, without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may make
regulations-

(a) prescribing and regulating the duties and powers
of Inspectors;

(b) prescribing fees;

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(c) regulating the carriage of passengers on public
passenger vehicles;

(4 regulating all matters affecting the appearanc,e,
whether of the interior or the exterior, of public
passenger vehicles and the design and specifications
of motor vehicles which may be used in providing
public passenger transport service;

(e) prescribing the manner in which public passenger
vehicles may be marked or identified;

V) prescribing records to be kept by drivers of public
passenger vehicles;

(g) prescribing tickets to be issued on public passenger
vehicles and the form, time and manner in which such
tickets shall be issued to passengers;

(h) prescribing unforms or other means of identification
to be used by Inspectors; and prohibiting unauthorized
persons from using in a public place any form of dress
having the appearance of such uniform or bearing any
distinctive marks of such uniform;

(i) regulating the training of Inspectors.

(2) The Minister may, in making regulations under
subsection (I), limit the applicability of all or any of those
regulations to any specified area.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 29 of
the Interpretation Act, regulations made under subsection
(1) may provide that on summary conviction in a Resident
Magistrate's Court the penalties which may be -imposed

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shall not exceed a fine of two thousand dollars or imprison-
ment for a term not exceeding six months or both such fine
and imprisonment.

(4) Except insofar as this Act otherwise provides, any
power conferred thereby to make regulations may be
exercised-

(a) either in relation to all cases to which the power
extends, or in relation to all those cases subject to
specified exceptions, or in relation to any specified
cases or classes of case; and

(b) so as to make, as respects the cases in relation to
which it is exercised-

(i) the fir11 provision to which the power extends
or any less provision (whether by way of
exception or otherwise);

(ii) the same provision for all cases in relation to
which the power is exercised or differ-
ent provisions for different cases or class of
case, or different provision as respects the
same case or class of case for different
purposes of the Act;

(iii) any such provision either conditionally or
subject to any specified condition.

(5) Any regulations under this Act may contain such
incidental or supplementary provisions as appear to the Minister
to be expedient for the purposes of the regulations and, without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing and notwithstanding
anything in the Road TrafTic Act, may make different provisions
with respect to different descriptions of motor vehicles specified
in the regulations.

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Construction
of references
to a Licensing
Authority, the
Public
Passenger
Transport
(Kingston
Metropolitan
Transport
Region) Board
of Control and
the Public
Passenger
Transport
(Rural Area)
Board of
Control.

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19.-(1) From and after the 8th day of July, 1987-

(a) any reference to a Licensing Authority or to a
specially constituted Licensing Authority in the Road
Traffic Act; or

(b) any reference to the Public Passenger Transport
(Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region) Board of
Control in the Public Passenger Transport (Kingston
Metropolitan Transport Region) Act; or

(c) any reference to the Public Passenger Transport
(Rural Area) Board of Control in the Public Passenger
Transport (Rural Area) Act,

shall be construed as a reference to the Transport Authority
established under this Act; and accordingly as regards any such
Licensing Authority or Board of Control reference in any other
Act or regulations or instrument in writing issued pursuant to
any statutory power which is in force and has effect at the 8th
day of July, 1987, shall be construed as a reference to the
Transport Authority constituted by this Act.

(2) The Minister may, by order, make such adaptation or
modification in the Road Traffic Act, the Public Passenger
Transport (Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region) Act, the
Public Passenger Transport (Rural Area) Act or in any other Act
or regulations as may be necessary or expedient by reason of
anything contained in subsection (1).

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FIRST SC~IBWLE (Seottion 3)

Constitution and Procedure of the Authority

1.41) The Authority shall consist of five ex officio members and Canstita-
don of the
kthorily. not less than two or more than four appointed members.

(2) 'Ihe ex offico members shall be the Solicitor-General or
his nominee. the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Public Utilities
and Transport or his nominee. the Commissioner of Police or his
nominee, the Chief Technical Director or his nominee and the person
appointed managing director of the Authority.

(3) The appointed members shall be appointed by instrument
in writing by the Minister.

(4) The Minister shall appoint one of the appointed members to
be chairman.

(5) A member who is directlv or indirectly interested in any
matter which is being dealt with by the Authority-

(a) shall disolose the nature of his interest at a meeting of the
Authority; and

(b) shall not take part in any deliberation or decision of the
Authority with respect to that matter.

(6) In the case of the absence or inability to act of the chairman,
the Minister may appoint some other person to act temporarily in the
place of the chairman.

provisions of this Schedule, hold office for a period of three years from oakn
the date of his appointment or for such lesser period as the Minister
may specif'y at the time of appointment and every such member shall
be eligible for reappointment.

3. Subject to sub-paragraph (6) of paragraph I the Miniater may, Tun rary
in the case of the absence or inability to act of any appointed member a&t-
appoint any person to act temporarily in the place of that appointed
member.

2. An appointed member of the Authority shall, subject to the ~ c a u r ~ o f

4 .41 ) The chairman may at any time resign his office by instrument Radgna-
in writing addressed to the Minister and such resignation shall take ticSr.
sect as from the date of receipt of such resignation by the Minister.

(2) Any appointed member, other than the chairman, may at
any time resign his office by instrument in writing addressed to the
Minister and transmitted throuph the chairman, and from the date of
the receipt by the Minister of such insmment such member shall cease
to be a member of the Authority.

chairman or of any appointed member.
5. The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of the R.voCapon

of appoint-
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Filling-of
vaCmc1as.

6. If any vacancy occurs in the appointed membership of the
Authority such vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of another
person as appointed member who shall, subject to the provisions of this
Schedule, hold office for the remainder of the period for which the
previous appointed member was appointed.

Gazetting 7. l h e names of ali inembers of the Authority as first constituted
of appoint- and every change in the membership thereof shall be published in the

Gazette. ments.

Leave. 8. The Minister may, on the application of any appointed member
or the ex oflicio member who is the managing director, grant leave of
absence to such member.

Seal and 9.-(1) The seal ol' the Authority shall be kept in the custody 0:'
executionof the chairman or the secretary and shall be affixed to instruments pur-
documents- suant to a resolution of the Authority in the presence of the chairman

or any other member of the Authority authorized to act in that behalf
and the secretary thereof.

(2) The seal of the Authority shall be authenticated by ihe
signatures of any niember authorizcd to act in that behalf and the
secretary.

(3) All documents other than those required by law to be under
seal. made by and all decisions of the Authority, may be wed
under the hand of the secretary or the chairman or any other member
or officer of the Authority authorized to act in that behalf.

Procedure 10.41) The Authority shall meet as often as may be necessary or
and expedient for the transaction of its business, so, however. that the

Authori shall meet at least once every three months and such meet-
ings s h3i be held at such places and times and on such days as the
Authority may determine.

(2) The chairman may at any time call a special meeting of the
Authority, and shall call a special meeting to be held within seven days
of a written request for !hat purpose addressed to him by any two
members.

(3) The chairman shall preside at meetings of the Authority and
if the chairman is absent from a meeting the members present shall
elect one of their number to preside at the meetings.

(4) The quorum of the Authority shall be five.
(5) The decisions of the Authority shall be by a majority of votes

and in addition to an original vote the chairman or other member
presiding at a meeting shall have a casting vote in any case in which
thc voting is equal.

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11. No act done or roceeding taken under this Act shall be ProtCct*on
questioned on the groun dp - of Authority.

(a) of the existence of any vacancy in the metnbership of, or
any defect in the constitution of. the Authority; or

(b) of any omission, defect or irregularity not affecting the merits
of the case.

1 2 4 1 ) No action, suit, prosecution or other proceedings shall be Protection
brought or instituted personally against any member in respect of any d members.
act done bona fide in the execution or intended execution of this Act.

(2) Where any member is esempi from liability by reason only
of the provisions of this paragraph the Authority shall be liable to the
extent it would be if that mcmber were a servant or agent of the
Authority.

13. There shall be paid from the funds of the Authority to the Remunerr-
chairman and other members of the Auihority and to persons co-opted tion Of
by the Authority under section 6 such remuneration (whether by way
of salaries or travelling or other allowances) as the Minister may
determine.

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