Chairman, Director and Secretary

The Chairman

40. The Chairman shall be an independent person who shall be appointed to represent the public interest.  All appointments to the office of Chairman shall be made by the National Board.  Each person appointed Chairman shall normally remain the Chairman for the period of two years following the date when his appointment takes effect, but shall be eligible for re-appointment at or at any time after such expiration.

41. The Chairman shall ex-officio be a member of and (as such) entitled to attend and, in the event of an equality of votes, vote at every meeting of every Committee of the National Board constituted and for the time being in existence pursuant to Rule 36.

42. Notwithstanding anything in these Rules contained, the Chairman shall be entitled to exercise on behalf of the Scottish Joint Industry Board, such of the powers, discretions, responsibilities and authorities of the SJIB being ones which in his opinion (which shall be conclusive) involve any matters of urgency and of exceptional importance to the Industry, as he may from time to time in his discretion think fit.

43. The Chairman shall, in respect of his office as such, be paid a salary of such amount as the National Board shall from time to time determine.

The Director and the Secretary

44. The Director shall be the Chief Executive of the Scottish Joint Industry Board, and the Director and the Secretary shall be appointed by the National Board for such period, at a salary of such amount and (subject to the provisions of these Rules) generally on such terms and conditions as the National Board shall from time to time determine.

The Director will be nominated by the SELECT Central Board for approval by the Scottish Joint Industry Board.

45. The Director and the Secretary shall be entitled, ex-officio, to attend (but not to vote) and the Director to speak (but not to vote) at any meeting of the National Board, and of every Committee of the National Board constituted and for the time being in existence pursuant to Rule 36.

46. Subject to any directions from time to time given by the National Board, the Director:

(a) Shall be responsible on behalf of the Scottish Joint Industry Board for the initiation and implementation of the policy and other decisions of the National Board, and of the Standing and other Committees thereof.
(b) Shall subject to these Rules have sole and absolute authority with regard to the engagement, dismissal and terms and duties of employment of the staff of the Scottish Joint Industry Board, and the proper custody, maintenance and use of all chattels, land, buildings and other tangible property for the time being belonging to the Scottish Joint Industry Board.
(c) Shall exercise such other functions and responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned to him by the National Board.

47. (a) The Secretary shall be the Treasurer of the Scottish Joint Industry Board and in his capacity as such Treasurer shall keep all accounts as may be directed by the National Board and to the satisfaction of the auditors for the receipt and payment of all moneys on behalf of the National Board and shall produce all books, papers and documents of any kind as may be required to the auditors.
(b) The Director shall produce at the Office to any person having an interest in the funds of the Scottish Joint Industry Board and who has given due notice to the Secretary the books of account and names of members of the Scottish Joint Industry Board which such person may be entitled to inspect in accordance with the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.
(c) The Director shall prepare and submit to the National Board for approval an Annual Financial Report within six months after the close of the financial year of the Scottish Joint Industry Board, which shall contain a detailed account of the income and expenditure during the preceding year.

48. The Director shall be responsible for preparing and keeping minutes of the meetings of the National Board, of all Standing and other Committees thereof, for sending copies of all such minutes to all the members for the time being of the Committee to which the same relate and (in all cases) to all the members for the time being of the National Board, for preparing agendas and reports for all such meetings as aforesaid, and for ensuring on behalf of the Scottish Joint Industry Board the fulfilment of all duties imposed upon it by statute.