National Council of Social Service Act 1992 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Objectives, Functions and Powers of Council
14. Appointment of committees, etc.
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The Council may, by resolution, appoint such number of committees as the Council thinks fit for purposes which, in the opinion of the Council, would be better regulated and managed by means of such committees.
Council
“Council” means the National Council of Social Service established under section 3;
A committee appointed under this section may consist of such individuals as the Council thinks fit, and may include individuals who are not members of the Council.
Without limiting subsection (1), the Council may appoint committees —
to advise the Council on matters relating to the Council’s functions and powers that are referred to the committee by the Council; or
to perform any function or exercise any power of the Council that is delegated to the committee.
An individual may not be appointed as a member of a committee unless, before appointment, he or she discloses to the Council the details of any interest (within the meaning given by Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018) the individual may have if he or she were a member of that committee.
Subject to this Act, the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 and any restrictions imposed by the Council by resolution, a committee appointed under this section may regulate its own proceedings and business.
Section 5H applies, with the necessary modifications, to a committee and the members of the committee or individuals purporting to be members of the committee.