Air Companies (Amendment) Act, 1993

Appointment of chairman and directors to existing companies, etc.

9.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Companies Acts, the chairman (whether so described or otherwise) and directors of—

(a) each of the existing companies, and

(b) any other subsidiary of either air company which the Minister may, by direction, specify for the purpose of this section,

shall be appointed, and may be removed from office by the Minister or, with the prior written consent of the Minister, by the Chairman of the air company of which it is a subsidiary.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Companies Acts, the person who is the chairman (whether so described or otherwise) of an air company may, with the consent of the Minister, be appointed on that person's own nomination to be chairman or a director of a subsidiary of the air company and may be removed from office by the Minister.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) of this section, the directors shall include a representative of employee interests.