REPUBLIC OF NAURU

(No. 3 of 2007)

AN ACT

To amend the management of the Corporation.

(Certified: 16th April 2007)

BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of Nauru:-

1. SHORT TITLE

This Act is the Nauru Air Corporation (Amendment) Act 2007.

2. PRINCIPAL ACT

In this Act the Nauru Air Corporation Act 1995 is referred to as the Principal Act.

3. AMENDMENT OF PRINCIPAL ACT

The following amendments are made to the principal Act-

(1) Section 7 is amended-

(a) in subsection (1) by inserting after ‘Cabinet’ - “and one ex officio member”;

(b) by inserting the following after subsection (1)-

“(1A) The Head of the Department responsible for Transport matters in the Public Service, or his delegate appointed pursuant to section 14A, is the ex officio member.”

(c) in subsection (2) by inserting after “member” - “, other than the ex officio member,”

(2) Subsection 12(1) is amended by substituting all the existing words of the subsection with the following words-

“The Cabinet may at any time revoke the appointment of any member of the Board appointed by it.”

(3) Section 13 is amended by adding after subsection (2)-

‘(3) The ex officio member is not by reason only of his position in the Public Service affected by subsection (1) or (2).’

(4) Subsection 14 is amended by substituting for ‘three’-

‘four’.

(5) Following section 14, insert-

‘Delegate of ex officio member

14A (1) The ex officio member may, with the approval of the Minister, by instrument of delegation appoint a person to represent him at meetings of the Board and the person so delegated shall have the same powers to attend and vote at meetings as the ex officio member.

(2) A delegation under this section is revocable and does not prevent the exercise of a power, duty or function by the ex officio member.

(3) The Secretary shall keep a register of delegations under this section.’

(6) Subsections 24(2) and (3) is amended by substituting for the expression ‘will be’-

‘is’

I hereby certify that the above is a fair print of a Bill for an Act entitled Nauru Air Corporation (Amendment) Act 2007, has been passed by Parliament of Nauru and is now presented to the Speaker for his Certificate under Article 47 of the Constitution.

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Clerk of Parliament
16th April 2007

Pursuant to Article 47 of the Constitution, I, VALDON K. DOWIYOGO, Speaker of
Parliament, hereby certify that the Nauru Air Corporation (Amendment) Act 2007 has been passed by Parliament of Nauru

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Speaker
16th April 2007

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