Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993

Articles of association.

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17. (1) The articles of association of the company shall be in such form consistent with this Act as may be approved of by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance.

(2) F11[Subject to subsection (3), the articles] of association of the company shall provide that—

(a) the number of directors (including the chairman) shall be F11[7, 8 or 9];

(b) the chairman and other directors shall be appointed and may be removed from office by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance;

(c) (i) subject to subparagraph (ii), each director (including the chairman) shall be appointed for a period of F11[not more than 5 years] and shall be eligible for reappointment,

(ii) of the first directors, other than the chairman, 2, who shall be selected by lot at the first meeting of the directors, shall hold office for a period of 1 year, 2, who shall be selected as aforesaid, shall hold office for a period of 2 years, 2, who shall be selected as aforesaid, shall hold office for a period of 3 years and 2, who shall be selected as aforesaid, shall hold office for a period of 4 years;

(d) the directors may act notwithstanding one or more vacancies in their number;

(e) the remuneration and allowances for expenses of the chairman and other directors shall be determined by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance;

(f) F12[]

(g) the company shall, in consultation with recognised trade unions and staff associations, establish machinery for the purposes of negotiations concerned with the pay and conditions of service of its staff;

(h) the company may, with the approval of the Minister given with the consent of the Minister for Finance, acquire or establish subsidiaries or invest in other undertakings for the purpose of carrying out its objects as stated in its memorandum of association, and may assign any of its functions to subsidiaries;

(i) the company shall not dispose of a subsidiary to which a function specified in paragraphs (a) to (k) of section 14 (1) stands assigned;

(j) the aggregate amount standing invested (whether by the purchase of shares or the provision of loans or guarantees of loans) by the company in enterprises (including subsidiaries) shall not exceed £25,000,000 without the approval of the Minister given with the consent of the Minister for Finance, investments such as aforesaid by a subsidiary being regarded for the purposes of this paragraph as investments of the company.

F13[(3) Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) shall not apply to a director of the company who is such director by virtue of section 38(6).]

Annotations

Amendments:

F11

Substituted (1.05.2023) by Air Navigation and Transport Act 2022 (40/2022), s. 60(a)(i), (ii), (iii), S.I. No. 220 of 2023.

F12

Deleted (1.05.2023) by Air Navigation and Transport Act 2022 (40/2022), s. 60(a)(iv), S.I. No. 220 of 2023.

F13

Inserted (1.05.2023) by Air Navigation and Transport Act 2022 (40/2022), s. 60(b), S.I. No. 220 of 2023.

Modifications (not altering text):

C15

Functions transferred and references to “Department of Finance” and “Minister for Finance” construed (29.07.2011) by Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, 5 and sch. 1 part 2, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 6-9.

2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of any functions transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to the administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

3. The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under the provisions of —

(a) the enactments specified in Schedule 1, and

(b) the statutory instruments specified in Schedule 2,

are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

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5. References to the Minister for Finance contained in any Act or instrument under an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

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Schedule 1

Enactments

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Part 2

1922 to 2011 Enactments

Number and Year

Short Title

Provision

(1)

(2)

(3)

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No. 29 of 1993

Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993

Sections 8, 9, 12, 13, 17, 18, 22, 23, 30, 31, 33(4), 36(2)(f) and 45

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