The Council. 1. The Council shall act as the executive organ of the GGGI and shall, under the guidance of the Assembly, be responsible for directing the activities of the GGGI.
2. The Council shall consist of no more than seventeen members, as follows:
a. five contributing members elected by the Assembly;
b. five participating members elected by the Assembly;
c. five experts or non-state actors who can contribute substantially to the objectives of the GGGI, appointed by the Council;
d. the host country, which shall have a permanent seat on the Council; and
e. the Director-General without a voting right.
3. The members of the Council specified in paragraph 2 a, b and c shall serve for terms of two years, except as provided in paragraph 4.
4. The Assembly shall ensure that around half of the initial Council members elected under paragraph 2 a, b and c are elected for an initial term of one year, for the purposes of continuity of Council membership.
5. The functions of the Council, under the guidance of the Assembly, shall be to:
a. nominate a Director-General for appointment by the Assembly;
b. approve the GGGI's strategy, and review the results, monitoring and evaluation framework;
c. approve the annual work program and budget;
d. approve audited financial statements;
e. approve the admission of new members to the Advisory Committee in accordance with Article 9.2;
f. approve the criteria for country program selection, which shall be consistent with the objectives of the GGGI and based, inter alia, on objective criteria;
g. approve the Council Sub-Committees’ membership; and
h. perform any other functions delegated by the Assembly or conferred elsewhere in this Agreement.
6. Each member of the Council shall be entitled to one vote except for the Director-General.
7. The Council shall make every effort to reach decisions by consensus. If all efforts at consensus have been exhausted, and no consensus reached, on the request by the Chair, decisions shall as a last resort be adopted by a simple majority of the members present and voting, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. In addition, the adoption of decisions shall require a majority of contributing members present and voting, as well as a majority of participating members present and voting. For the avoidance of doubt, decisions may be taken by written procedure between meetings of the Council.
8. The Council shall adopt its rules of procedure by consensus at its first session.
9. The Council shall elect one C...
The Council. 1. The Council shall consist of the Heads of Government of the Participating States.
2. Every member of the Council shall be entitled to nominate any other person to represent that member at meetings of the Council.
3. The Council shall meet in ordinary session at least once in every calendar year and shall convene in extraordinary sessions at the request of three-quarters of the membership of the Agency.
4. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Article, the Council shall regulate its own procedure.
The Council. 1. The General Assembly shall elect the Council. It shall consist of 10 (ten) members who shall be the Heads of Tax Administrations of the Member States to this Agreement. The election of Council members shall reflect the broadest possible geographical and linguistic representation of the membership of ATAF.
2. A Member State shall have only one (1) representative on the Council at any time.
3. The members of the Council shall be elected annually at the end of each General Assembly meeting in accordance with the applicable Rules and Procedures. They shall remain in office until the end of the next General Assembly meeting.
4. The Chairperson shall be one of the ten (10) Council members.
5. The Executive Secretary shall be an ex officio member of the Council but shall not have voting rights.
6. When a Council Member ceases to be the Head of the Tax Administration of a Member State, that position shall be filled by the successor of that Council Member in that Member State’s Tax Administration.
7. The Council shall be responsible for the overall management of the business of ATAF. This function shall be exercised subject to such directives as may be issued by the General Assembly.
8. The Council shall meet on the occasion of each General Assembly meeting and shall ordinarily meet once in every year between General Assembly meetings.
9. The Council may also convene special meetings when so requested in writing by no less than five (5) members of the Council. A request for a special meeting shall be submitted to the Chairperson. Special Council Meetings shall be held at such time and place as the Council shall decide.
10. The Council shall be responsible for:
(a) convening meetings of the General Assembly, preparing of agendas and determining of dates and venues of such meetings;
(b) managing funds on behalf of ATAF;
(c) accepting applications from new Member States and Associate Members and submitting such applications to the General Assembly for approval;
(d) approving International Agreements on behalf of ATAF;
(e) presenting reports to the General Assembly on the Work Programme and on the activities of the Council undertaken since the preceding General Assembly meeting;
(f) presenting financial reports, including audited annual accounts, for the financial year under review, including the provisional budget for the following year, for consideration and approval by the General Assembly;
(g) circulating such other reports to Member States on the activities of...
The Council. 1. It shall be the responsibility of the Council -
(a) to exercise such powers and functions as are conferred upon it by this Agreement;
(b) to supervise the application of this Agreement and keep its operation under review;
(c) to consider whether further action should be taken by Member Territories in order to promote the attainment of the objectives of the Association and to facilitate the establishment of closer links with other countries, unions of countries or international organisations.
2. Each Member Territory shall be represented in the Council and shall have one vote.
3. The Council may decide to set up such organs, committees and other bodies as it considers necessary to assist it on accomplishing its tasks.
4. In exercising its responsibility under paragraph 1 of this Article, the Council may take decisions which shall be binding on all Member Territories and may make recommendations to Member Territories.
5. Decisions and recommendations of the Council shall be made by unanimous vote, except in so far as this Agreement provides otherwise. Decisions or recommendations shall be regarded as unanimous unless any Member Territory casts a negative vote. Decisions and recommendations which are to be made by majority vote require the affirmative vote of a majority of all Member Territories.
The Council. 1. The Council shall consist of one Minister from each Member State, preferably a Minister responsible for economic planning or finance.
2. It shall be the responsibility of the Council to:
a) oversee the functioning and development of SADC;
b) oversee the implementation of the policies of SADC and the proper execution of its programmes;
c) advise the Summit on matters of overall policy and efficient and harmonious functioning and development of SADC;
d) approve policies, strategies and work programmes of SADC;
e) direct, coordinate and supervise the operations of the institutions of SADC subordinate to it;
f) define sectoral areas of co-operation and allocate to Member States responsibility for coordinating sectoral activities, or re-allocate such responsibilities;
g) create its own committees as necessary;
h) recommend to the Summit persons for appointment to the posts of Executive Secretary and Deputy Executive Secretary;
i) determine the Terms and Conditions of Service of the staff of the institutions of SADC;
j) convene conferences and other meetings as appropriate, for purposes of promoting the objectives and programmes of SADC; and
k) perform such other duties as may be assigned to it by the Summit or this Treaty; The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Council shall be appointed by the Member States holding the Chairmanship and Vice-Chairmanship of SADC respectively. The Council shall meet at least once a year. The Council shall report and be responsible to the Summit. Decisions of the Council shall be by consensus.
The Council. 1. The Council shall be composed of five Members of the Agency elected by the General Conference from among the Contracting Parties, due account being taken of equitable geographic distribution.
2. The Members of the Council shall be elected for a term of four years. However, in the first election three will be elected for two years. Outgoing Members may not be re-elected for the following period unless the limited number of States for which the Treaty is in force so requires.
3. Each Member of the Council shall have one representative.
4. The Council shall be so organized as to be able to function continuously.
5. In addition to the functions conferred upon it by this Treaty and to those which may be assigned to it by the General Conference, the Council shall, through the General Secretary, ensure the proper operation of the control system in accordance with the provisions of this Treaty and with the decisions adopted by the General Conference.
6. The Council shall submit an annual report on its work to the General Conference as well as such special reports as it deems necessary or which the General Conference requests of it.
7. The Council shall elect its officers for each session.
8. The decisions of the Council shall be taken by a simple majority of its Members present and voting.
9. The Council shall adopt its own rules of procedure.
The Council. 1. It shall be the responsibility of the Council
a. to exercise such powers and functions as are conferred upon it by this Convention;
b. to decide on amendments to this Convention in accordance with the provisions herein;
c. to supervise the application of this Convention and keep its operation under review;
d. to consider whether further action should be taken by Member States in order to promote the attainment of the objectives of the Association;
e. to facilitate the establishment of closer links with other States and unions of States;
f. to seek to establish such relationships with other international organisations as may facilitate the attainment of the objectives of the Association;
g. to negotiate trade and co-operation agreements between the Member States and any other State, union of States or international organisation;
h. to endeavour to resolve disputes that may arise regarding the interpretation or application of this Convention; and
i. to consider any other matter that may affect the operation of this Convention.
2. Each Member State shall be represented in the Council and shall have one vote.
3. The Council may decide to set up such organs, committees and other bodies, as it considers necessary to assist it in accomplishing its tasks. These organs, committees and other bodies are listed in Annex S.
4. In exercising its responsibility under this Article, the Council may take decisions, which shall be binding on all Member States, and may make recommendations to Member States.
5. Decisions and recommendations of the Council shall be made by unanimous vote, except in so far as this Convention provides otherwise. Decisions or recommendations shall be regarded as unanimous unless any Member State casts a negative vote. Decisions and recommendations which are to be made by majority vote, require the affirmative vote of three Member States.
6. If the number of the Member States changes, the Council may decide to amend the number of votes required for decisions and recommendations which are to be made by majority vote.
The Council. 13.1 The Council agrees to;
13.1.1 review all complaints not falling within paragraph 11.1.4 relating to the Joint Committee;
13.1.2 handle and respond to all Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations requests relating to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and
13.1.3 be bound by the Privacy arrangements set out in Annex A.
The Council. 5.1 There shall be a Council of the Company for the purposes set out below.
5.2 The Council shall be constituted by a representative of each Full Member and the Managing Director and Chair of the Company. The said representative shall be the member of the institutions’ Senior Management Team with responsibility for procurement.
5.3 The duties of the Council are:
(a) To appoint from among its Full member representatives persons to act as Member directors of the Company. Each director so elected shall serve for a period of three years, but shall be eligible for re-election for further periods of three years. If serving for the full period, they shall retire with effect from conclusion of the Annual General Meeting next following the third anniversary of their initial appointment, or of their reappointment, as the case may be. The maximum number of terms shall be three.
(b) To appoint a Managing Director of the Company to carry out day to day operational responsibilities and to report to the Chair of the Board. The Council shall clearly define the extent and nature of the Managing Director’s responsibilities so that at all times the Managing Director shall be able to ascertain whether or not any matter is within the scope of such responsibilities.
(c) To elect up to one other person to act as an Independent Director, if recommended by the Board. The additional director need not be a member representative or an employee of a Member. The person may be remunerated on terms agreed by the Board. The initial term of service of the additional director shall not exceed 3 years, but he/she shall also be eligible for re-election.
(d) To endorse or reject at the next AGM any person appointed as a director by the Board. The Board may appoint a person who is willing to act as a Director, either to fill a casual vacancy or as an additional Director, provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed the maximum number. A Director so appointed (other than the employed Managing Director) shall hold office only until the next following Annual General Meeting. If not reappointed at such Annual General Meeting, he shall vacate office at the conclusion thereof.
(e) To elect, from among the member directors or appoint as required under the same principles as the Independent Director, one person to act as Chair of the Council and of the Board. To elect from among the member directors one person to act as Deputy Chair of the Council and the Board. The te...
The Council. 11.1 The Council, via its Unit Manager and staff shall deliver all aspects of the Functions, including but not limited too;
11.1.1 Control and administrator the operation of the provisions of this Agreement;
11.1.2 Be empowered to manage and control the day to day operation of the Functions of the ECTU;
11.1.3 Be responsible for the management, control and discipline of the Employees, and any secondees;
11.1.4 shall be responsible in respect of all matters of policy and performance management to the Operational Group, as defined in Paragraph 20.1;
11.1.5 discharge the Joint Committees responsibilities in relation to health and safety, and welfare legislation;
11.1.6 investigate complaints about the operational functions of the Joint Committee; and
11.1.7 Handle and respond to Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulation requests concerning the overall functions and decisions relating to Traveller issues.
11.2 The Council acknowledge that any seconded police officer shall be subject to police discipline regulations in formal procedure terms and shall be dealt with by the police professional standards department.
