Section 16: Membership of the Air Council

(1) The Air Council shall consist of-
(a) the Minister of Defence who shall be the Chairman;
(b) the Chief of Defence Staff who shall be the Vice-Chairman; and
(c) the Chief of Air Staff.
(2) The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence shall be the Secretary of the Air Council.
(3) The Air Council may, whenever it deems it necessary, co-opt any officer, public officer or any other person as a member of the Council for the purpose of any particular meeting of the Council, but that officer, public officer or other person shall not be entitled to vote at the meeting or count towards a quorum and his membership of the Air Council shall cease at the end of that particular meeting unless the Air Council otherwise decides.
(4) The Chairman may nominate any member of the Air Council to perform the duties of the Chairman at any meeting of the Air Council at which the Chairman is absent and any such nomination may be either general or in respect of a particular occasion.
(5) If a member of the Air Council is, for any reason whatsoever, unable to perform his duties as a member, he may, with the approval of the Chairman, nominate any other person to perform those duties during the period he is unable to do so.