Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005
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Committees of Council. |
23.—(1) The Council may establish committees of the Council to perform any of its functions or exercise any of its powers under this Part or Part 5 that, in its opinion, may be better or more conveniently performed or exercised by a committee and that are assigned by the Council to a committee. | |
(2) A committee established under this section is to consist of the chairperson of the committee and such other persons, whether members of the Council or not, as the Council may appoint. | ||
(3) In making appointments under subsection (2) to a committee, the Council shall have regard to the necessity of including as members of the committee an appropriate number of persons representative of the interest of the general public. | ||
(4) A person is eligible to be appointed as chairperson of a committee established under this section only if he or she is a member of the Council. | ||
(5) The acts of a committee established under this section are subject to confirmation by the Council, unless the Council dispenses with the necessity for confirmation. | ||
(6) The Council may regulate the procedure of a committee established under this section but, subject to any such regulation, a committee may regulate its own procedure. | ||
(7) The Council may at any time dissolve a committee established under this section. |