National Health Insurance Act, 1933

Committee of management of the Unified Society.

4.—(1) There shall be a committee of management of the Unified Society and the said committee shall be constituted and appointed in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(2) The committee of management of the Unified Society shall, subject to the rules of the Unified Society, superintend and conduct the business of the Unified Society.

(3) Until the appointed day the following provisions shall have effect in relation to the committee of management of the Unified Society, that is to say:—

(a) the said committee shall consist of three members appointed by the Minister and the Minister shall nominate one of such members to be chairman of such Committee;

(b) the Minister may remove from office any member of the committee;

(c) every member of the committee shall, unless he sooner dies or resigns, or is removed from office by the Minister, hold office as such member until the appointed day;

(d) in the event of a vacancy (in this sub-section referred to as a casual vacancy) occurring in the membership of the committee by reason of the death, resignation or removal from office of a member thereof, the Minister shall, as soon as conveniently may be, appoint a person to fill such vacancy;

(e) a person appointed to fill a casual vacancy in the membership of the committee shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns, or is removed from office by the Minister, hold office as such member until the appointed day;

(f) there shall be paid by the Unified Society to every member of the committee such remuneration as the Minister shall determine;

(g) references in this Act to the provisional committee shall be construed as referring to the committee of management of the Unified Society as constituted and appointed under this sub-section.

(4) On and after the appointed day the following provisions shall have effect in relation to the committee of management of the Unified Society, that is to say:—

(a) the said committee shall consist of fifteen members, namely:—

(i) the three trustees for the time being of the Unified Society,

(ii) nine persons (in this section referred to as members' representatives) representative of members of the Unified Society, and

(iii) three persons (in this section referred to as employers' representatives) representative of employers of insured persons;

(b) the following provisions shall have effect in relation to the members' representatives, that is to say:—

(i) such representatives shall be elected in the prescribed manner by the members of the Unified Society,

(ii) the rules of the Unified Society shall provide for the terms of office and removal from office of members' representatives and the method of filling casual vacancies amongst members' representatives;

(c) the following provisions shall have effect in relation to the employers' representatives, that is to say:—

(i) such representatives shall be appointed by the Minister,

(ii) every employers' representative shall, unless he sooner dies or resigns or is removed from office by the Minister, hold office for the prescribed period, but shall be eligible for reappointment,

(iii) the Minister may remove from office any employers' representative,

(iv) in the event of a vacancy (in this sub-section referred to as a casual vacancy) occurring amongst the employers' representatives, the Minister shall, as soon as may be, appoint a person to fill such vacancy,

(v) a person appointed under the immediately preceding paragraph to fill a casual vacancy in the membership of the committee of management shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns or is removed from office by the Minister, hold office as a member of the committee of management of the Unified Society for the residue of the term of office for which the member whose death, resignation or removal from office occasioned the vacancy would have held office if he had not died, resigned, or been removed from office;

(d) there shall be paid by the Unified Society to every member of the committee of management of the Unified Society such allowances as the Minister shall determine.