Section 10

The Senate may appoint one or more committees and boards for any general or special purpose which, in the opinion of the Senate, may be better dealt with or managed by a committee or board.

The Senate may delegate to any committee or board appointed under subsection (1), with or without restrictions or conditions as the Senate thinks fit, any function or power that may be performed or exercised by the Senate, other than the power to make rules under section 27.

The number and term of office of the members of a committee or board appointed under this section, and the number of those members necessary to form a quorum, are to be fixed by the Senate.

A committee or board appointed under this section may include persons who are not members of the Academy.

Every committee or board appointed under subsection (1) must have among its members at least one person who is a practising advocate and solicitor and who has, for an aggregate period of 7 years, been a practising advocate and solicitor or a Legal Service Officer or both, nominated by the Council of the Law Society.

Subsection (5) does not apply if one of the members of the committee or board is a member of the Council of the Law Society.