Clause 14

There shall be a Committee to be known as the Inquiry Committee, which shall consist of not less than five nor more than nine advocates and solicitors (whether in practice or not) to be appointed by the Chief Justice.(2) An advocate and solicitor shall be eligible to be appointed as a member of the Inquiry Committee if he has not less than twelve years’ standing.(3) A member of the Inquiry Committee shall be appointed for a term of three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment.(4) Three members of the Inquiry Committee shall constitute a quorum.(5) The Chief Justice may at any time remove from office any member of the Inquiry Committee or fill any vacancy in its membership.(6) The Inquiry Committee may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership provided that there is a quorum; and no act done by or under the authority of the Inquiry Committee shall be invalid in consequence of any defect that is subsequently discovered in the appointment or qualification of the members or any of them.(7) The Inquiry Committee shall meet from time to time for the despatch of business and, subject to the provisions of this Act, may regulate its own procedure and the appointment of a chairman and the mode of deciding questions before the Committee.”.