10. Appointment of committees and boards
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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.
Academy
“Academy” means the Singapore Academy of Law established under section 3;
Every committee or board appointed under subsection (1) must have among its members at least one person who —
is a practising advocate and solicitor;
has, for an aggregate period of 7 years, been one or more of the following:
a practising advocate and solicitor;
a Judicial Service Officer;
a Legal Service Officer; and
is 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.
member
“member” includes a Fellow, honorary member, ordinary member and associate member of the Academy;