s 59V Meetings and proceedings of committees
59V.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), this section applies to every Inquiry Committee, Complaints Committee, Review Committee, Health Committee or Interim Orders Committee (each called in this section a relevant committee) appointed under this Act. (2) Subsection (8) does not apply in relation to an Inquiry Committee. (3) The appointing authority of a relevant committee may at any time —(a) revoke the appointment of the relevant committee; (b) remove any member of the relevant committee; (c) fill any vacancy in the relevant committee; or (d) where the appointment of the relevant committee has been revoked under paragraph (a) or the relevant committee is for any reason unable to continue with an inquiry or review (as the case may be), appoint another relevant committee in place of the firstmentioned relevant committee to continue with the inquiry or review (as the case may be). (4) No act done by or under the authority of a relevant committee is invalid as a consequence of any defect that is subsequently discovered in the appointment or qualifications of the members or any of them. (5) The chairman of a relevant committee may at any time summon a meeting of the relevant committee. (6) A relevant committee may meet for the purposes of its inquiry or review (as the case may be), and may adjourn and otherwise regulate the conduct of its inquiry or review (as the case may be) as its members think fit. (7) All the members of a relevant committee must be present to constitute a quorum for a meeting of the relevant committee, and any resolution or decision in writing signed by all the members of a relevant committee is as valid and effectual as if it had been made or reached at a meeting of the relevant committee where all its members were present. (8) All the members of a relevant committee present at any meeting of the relevant committee must vote on any question arising at the meeting, and such question must be determined by a majority of votes. (9) However, if any member of a relevant committee —(a) has his appointment revoked or is removed under subsection (3); or (b) is unable through death, illness or any other cause to continue with the inquiry or review (as the case may be), the relevant committee must not make any decision on any question arising at a meeting until that vacancy is filled. (10) A member of a relevant committee who ceases to be a member of the Complaints Panel or Medical Council (as the case may be) on the expiration of his term of office is taken to be a member of the relevant committee until the completion of the work by the relevant committee. (11) In this section, “appointing authority” means —(a) in relation to an Inquiry Committee, a Complaints Committee or Review Committee — the chairman of the Complaints Panel; and (b) in relation to a Health Committee or an Interim Orders Committee — the Medical Council.[Act 34 of 2020 wef 01/07/2022]