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Establishment and incorporation of Authority
3. A body called the Building and Construction Authority is established, which is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and is, by that name, capable of —(a) suing and being sued; (b) acquiring, owning, holding and developing or disposing of property, both movable and immovable; and (c) doing and suffering all such other acts or things as a body corporate may lawfully do and suffer.
Common seal
4.—(1) All deeds and other documents requiring the seal of the Authority must be sealed with the common seal of the Authority and all instruments to which the common seal is affixed must be signed by any 2 members generally or specially authorised by the Authority for the purpose or by one member and the Chief Executive. (2) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially are to take judicial notice of the common seal of the Authority affixed to any document and presume that it was duly affixed.
Membership of Authority
5.—(1) The Authority consists of —(a) a Chairperson; (b) a Deputy Chairperson; and (c) not less than 5 but not more than 12 other members, all of whom must be appointed by the Minister. (2) The Minister may appoint the Chief Executive to be a member of the Authority.
Term of office of members
6.—(1) A member of the Authority holds office for the term not exceeding 3 years that the Minister specifies in the appointment, and may be re‑appointed. (2) Any member of the Authority may at any time by written notice to the Minister resign his or her office. (3) The Minister may, at any time, revoke the appointment of any member without giving any reason. (4) If a member dies or resigns or has his or her appointment revoked, the Minister may appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term for which the vacating member was appointed. (5) The Authority must pay to the Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson and other members of the Authority such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may determine.
Meetings and proceedings of Authority
7.—(1) The quorum at every meeting of the Authority is the higher of the following:(a) one-third of the total number of members; (b) 3 members.[25/2009] (2) The Chairperson or, in his or her absence, the Deputy Chairperson presides at all meetings of the Authority and, in their absence, the members present must elect one of their number to preside. (3) Meetings of the Authority must be held at such times and places as the Chairperson may determine. (4) All questions arising at any meeting must be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and voting. (5) At any meeting of the Authority, the Chairperson or, in his or her absence, the Deputy Chairperson has a deliberative vote and, in the case of an equality of votes, he or she also has a casting vote. (6) The validity of any proceedings of the Authority is not affected by any vacancy among its members or by any defect in the appointment of any member. (7) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, the Authority may regulate its own proceedings.[5/2018]
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