1956

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 65

9. GENERAL POWERS OF THE AIR BOARD.

The powers of the Air Board shall be such as are necessary to enable the Board to carry out the purposes of the Air Force Act, and the functions prescribed by these Regulations.

10. SPECIFIC POWERS FOR AIR DEFENCE PURPOSES.

The Air Board may—
(a) Acquire, construct, and maintain aircraft, aircraft material, aerodromes, ranges, and other works or establishments in connection with air defence;
(b) Authorize the employment of persons in a civil capacity in connection with any services auxiliary to air defence or any works or establishments maintained under these regulations;
(c) Establish, erect, maintain, and use such stations and appliances for transmission and reception by means of wireless apparatus as are necessary for the purposes of air defence.

11. SERVICE MEMBERS OF THE AIR BOARD.

The members of the Air Board appointed under subsection (1), clause (b) of section 12 of the Air Force Act shall be known as the Chief of the Air Staff, the Air Force Member for Personnel, and the Air Force Member for Supply, respectively.

12. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE AIR BOARD.

13. The functions and duties of the members of the Air Board other than the President shall be as follows :—
    (a) The Chief of the Air Staff shall be the first and Senior Air Force Member of the Board, and principal adviser of the Minister in the direction of the Air Force, and shall administer so much of the business relating to the organization, command, employment, collective training, and communications of the Air Force as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Board;
    (b) The Air Force Member for Personnel shall administer so much of the business relating to personnel, discipline, and individual training of members of the Air Force as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Board;
    (c) The Air Force Member for Supply shall administer so much of the business relating to works services, and supplies, and to the provision and maintenance of equipment, including the technical inspection of the Air Force, as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Board; and
    (d) The Air Secretary shall be the financial adviser and, as accounting officer, shall have the control of all expenditure; he shall be responsible for the general conduct of correspondence, the interior economy, the co-ordination of business of the Air Board, and the preparation of all official communications of the Air Board.

(2) Matters of routine, as defined by the Air Board, shall be decided by and dealt with in the name of the member of the Air Board responsible who, if he thinks fit, may direct such duties to be undertaken by such subordinates as he may from time to time require.

13. MEETINGS OF THE BOARD.

The Air Board shall meet at such times and places as it thinks fit.

14. RULES FOR BUSINESS.

The following rules shall govern the conduct of the business of the Air Board :—
(a) Any member of the Board may bring before a meeting of the Board any matter which he considers should be dealt with or decided by the Board as a whole;
(b) The Air Secretary shall prepare an agenda for each meeting of the Board and members shall deliver to the Air Secretary, before each meeting, a precis of the matters brought up by them;
(c) The minutes of each Board meeting shall be confirmed by the president and the decisions of the Board shall be signed by the Air Secretary and promulgated as the Air Board directs.

15. PERFORMANCE OF ACTS OR DUTIES.

Any acts or duties performed or any powers exercised by any member of the Air Board, other than the Minister, in carrying out these regulations, shall be deemed to be performed or exercised by the persons concerned as agents of the Air Board.