NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL OF MALAWI

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NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL OF MALAWI

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
THE COUNCIL

    3.    Establishment of Council

    4.    Composition of the Council

    5.    Council may co-opt advisers

    6.    Tenure of office of Council members

    7.    Remuneration of members of the Council

    8.    Disqualifications

    9.    Meetings of the Council

    10.    Committees of the Council

    11.    Secretary

PART III
POWERS AND OBJECTS OF THE COUNCIL

    12.    Powers of the Council

    13.    Objects and duties

PART IV
FUNDS OF THE COUNCIL

    14.    Funds of the Council

    15.    Road Safety Levy

    16.    Annual budget

    17.    Books, accounts, audit and reports

PART V
MISCELLANEOUS

    18.    Regulations

    An Act to provide for the establishment and incorporation of the National Road Safety Council of Malawi, for the composition of such Council, for its powers and objects; and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the National Road Safety Council of Malawi Act.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act unless the context otherwise requires—

    “Council” means the National Road Safety Council of Malawi established under section 3;

    “financial year” means the period commencing on the date of commencement of this Act and ending on the 31st March, 1979, and thereafter the period of twelve months ending on the 31st March each year.

PART II
THE COUNCIL

3.    Establishment of Council

    (1) There is hereby established a body to be known as the National Road Safety Council of Malawi (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) which shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to alter or change the same from time to time, and shall, under the said name be capable of suing and being sued and, subject to the provisions of this Act, of purchasing or otherwise acquiring, holding or alienating property, real or personal, and of doing all such acts and things as bodies corporate may by law do or perform.

    (2) The common seal of the Council shall be authenticated by the signatures of the Chairman, or of the person for the time being performing the functions of Chairman, and of the Secretary of the Council, and any document purporting to be sealed with the said seal and so authenticated shall be admissible in evidence of the particulars stated in that document.

    (3) The Council may use a wafer or rubber stamp in lieu of an embossed seal until such time as an embossed seal is procured by the siad Council.

4.    Composition of the Council

    (1) The Council shall consist of—

    (a)    one member designated as Chairman appointed by the Minister;

    (b)    one member designated as Vice-Chairman appointed by the Minister;

    (c)    the Secretary for Health or his representative;

    (d)    the Secretary for Education and Culture or his representative;

    (e)    the Road Traffic Commissioner or his representative;

    (f)    the Inspector General or his representative;

    (g)    the Secretary for Justice or his representative;

    (h)    one member representing the Ministry of Works nominated by the Secretary for Works.

    (i)    the Secretary for Transport and Communications or his representative;

    (j)    one member representing the Department of Information nominated by the Secretary to the President and Cabinet;

    (k)    the Chairman of each Regional Committee, established by the Council under section 12 (n);

    (l)    one member representing the Insurance Companies Association appointed by the Minister from a panel of three persons submitted by the said Association;

    (m)    one member representing transport organizations appointed by the Minister from a panel of three persons submitted by the Secretary for Transport and Communications;

    (n)    one member representing the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation appointed by the Minister from a panel of three persons submitted by the Secretary to the President and Cabinet.

    (2) The Minister may appoint to the Council such additional members as he deems essential to the Council in the exercise of its powers and objects.

    (3) Members of the Council shall not, by virtue only of their appointments to the Council, be deemed to be officers in the Public Service.

    (4) The names of all members of the Council as first constituted and every change in membership thereof shall be published in the Gazette.

5.    Council may co-opt advisers

    The Council may, with the consent of the Minister, co-opt any one or more persons as advisers to attend any particular meeting or series of meetings.

6.    Tenure of office of Council members

    (1) Members of the Council shall, subject to this section, hold office for two years from the date of their respective appointments.

    (2) Upon the expiry of the period…