Race Relations Act 1968
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SCHEDULE 1 Provisions as to the Race Relations Board and Conciliation Committees.
Section 14. The Race Relations Board 1 The Race Relations Board shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal. 2 A person appointed to be a member of the Board shall hold and vacate office under the terms of the instrument by which he is appointed, but may at any time resign his office ; and a person who ceases to hold office as a member of the Board shall be eligible for reappointment. 3 The Board may appoint such officers and servants as they may, after consultation with the Secretary of State and with the consent of the Treasury, determine ; and the Board shall be included among the bodies listed in Schedule 8 to the Superannuation Act 1965. 4 (1) The Secretary of State shall pay to the members of the Board such remuneration and allowances as he may, with the consent of the Treasury, determine. (2) The Board shall pay to any assessors appointed by them under section 18 of this Act and to the officers and servants of the Board such remuneration and allowances as they may, with the consent of the Treasury and after consultation with the Secretary of State, determine. 5 There shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament the expenses of the Secretary of State under paragraph 4(1) of this Schedule, together with the expenses of the Board under paragraph 4(2) thereof and, to such amount as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury approve, any other expenses of the Board. Conciliation committees 6 The Chairman and other members of a conciliation committee shall be appointed by the Board. 7 Paragraph 2 of this Schedule shall apply in relation to a conciliation committee as it applies in relation to the Board. 8 The Board may pay to members of a conciliation committee, and to persons assisting in or concerned with the carrying out of the functions of any such committee, travelling or other allowances in accordance with such scales as may be approved by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury, and may defray any other expenses of such committees to such amount as may be so approved. Proceedings of the Board and committees 9 The validity of any proceedings of the Board, a group of members of the Board or a conciliation committee shall not be affected by any vacancy among the members or by any defect in the appointment of any member. 10 The quorum of the Board or a group of members of the Board and the arrangements relating to meetings of the Board or any such group shall be such as the Board may determine. 11 The quorum of a conciliation committee and the arrangements relating to meetings of such a committee shall be such as the committee may determine. Disqualification for Membership of Parliament 12 In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957 (bodies of which all members are disqualified under this Act), both in its application to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and in its application to the Senate and House of Commons of Northern Ireland, for the entry relating to the Race Relations Board there shall be substituted the entry " The Race Relations Board and any conciliation committee constituted by the Board under section 14 of the Race Relations Act 1968 ".
SCHEDULE 1 Provisions as to the Race Relations Board and Conciliation Committees.
Section 14. The Race Relations Board 1 The Race Relations Board shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal. 2 A person appointed to be a member of the Board shall hold and vacate office under the terms of the instrument by which he is appointed, but may at any time resign his office ; and a person who ceases to hold office as a member of the Board shall be eligible for reappointment. 3 The Board may appoint such officers and servants as they may, after consultation with the Secretary of State and with the consent of the Treasury, determine ; and the Board shall be included among the bodies listed in Schedule 8 to the Superannuation Act 1965. 4 (1) The Secretary of State shall pay to the members of the Board such remuneration and allowances as he may, with the consent of the Treasury, determine. (2) The Board shall pay to any assessors appointed by them under section 18 of this Act and to the officers and servants of the Board such remuneration and allowances as they may, with the consent of the Treasury and after consultation with the Secretary of State, determine. 5 There shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament the expenses of the Secretary of State under paragraph 4(1) of this Schedule, together with the expenses of the Board under paragraph 4(2) thereof and, to such amount as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury approve, any other expenses of the Board. Conciliation committees 6 The Chairman and other members of a conciliation committee shall be appointed by the Board. 7 Paragraph 2 of this Schedule shall apply in relation to a conciliation committee as it applies in relation to the Board. 8 The Board may pay to members of a conciliation committee, and to persons assisting in or concerned with the carrying out of the functions of any such committee, travelling or other allowances in accordance with such scales as may be approved by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury, and may defray any other expenses of such committees to such amount as may be so approved. Proceedings of the Board and committees 9 The validity of any proceedings of the Board, a group of members of the Board or a conciliation committee shall not be affected by any vacancy among the members or by any defect in the appointment of any member. 10 The quorum of the Board or a group of members of the Board and the arrangements relating to meetings of the Board or any such group shall be such as the Board may determine. 11 The quorum of a conciliation committee and the arrangements relating to meetings of such a committee shall be such as the committee may determine. Disqualification for Membership of Parliament 12 In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957 (bodies of which all members are disqualified under this Act), both in its application to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and in its application to the Senate and House of Commons of Northern Ireland, for the entry relating to the Race Relations Board there shall be substituted the entry " The Race Relations Board and any conciliation committee constituted by the Board under section 14 of the Race Relations Act 1968 ".
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