(1) The members of the statutory committees, other than co-opted members, shall be appointed by the General Council and may be, but are not required to be, appointed from among the members of the Council.
(2) The General Council shall make provision by rules as to the procedure for such appointments , and as to the suspension and removal from office of the persons appointed .
(3) The rules may make provision for a body (including a committee of the General Council which is not one of the statutory committees) to assist the General Council in connection with the exercise of any function relating to the appointment of members or particular members of any statutory committee, including any function relating to tenure of office or suspension or removal from office.
(1) The co-option of any person to any of the statutory committees shall be subject to the approval of the General Council.
(2) A co-opted member of any of the statutory committees may also be a member of the General Council.
(3) The term of office of a co-opted member shall not exceed the period of 3 years beginning with the date of his co-option.
(4) The General Council shall make further provision by rules in relation to co-option, including provision as to the procedure involved.
A person shall not be prevented from being a member of a statutory committee merely because he has previously been a member of that committee.
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The General Council may by rules make provision with respect to any sub-committee of a statutory committee including, in particular, provision as to the functions and powers to be conferred on the sub-committee, its composition and its relationship with the statutory committee.
(1) The General Council may make rules regulating the procedure of the statutory committees and their sub-committees (if any) including, in particular, provision as to rules of evidence to be observed in proceedings before any such committee or sub-committee.
(2) Subject to any provision made by or under this Act, including provision made by standing orders of the General Council by virtue of paragraph 15(2)(h), each statutory committee and any sub-committee of such a committee may regulate its own procedure.
(1) If it appears to the General Council that any statutory committee is failing to perform its functions adequately, the General Council may give a direction as to the proper performance of those functions.
(2) Where the General Council, having given a direction under sub-paragraph (1), is satisfied that the committee has failed to comply with the direction, it may exercise any power of that committee or do any act or other thing authorised to be done by that committee.
(1) The powers of any statutory committee may be exercised even though there is a vacancy among its members.
(2) No proceedings of a statutory committee shall be invalidated by any defect in the appointment of a member.
(1) A person may be a member of more than one statutory committee.
(2) No member of the Professional Conduct Committee or the Health Committee shall take part in dealing with an allegation referred to either committee by another committee if he is also a member of the committee which referred the allegation.
The General Council shall by rules make provision with regard to the constitution of the Education Committee, and those rules shall include provision with regard to—
(a) its size and membership;
(b) its chair, including the deputising arrangements for its chair; and
(c) the quorum at its meetings.
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The Investigating Committee
The General Council shall by rules make provision with regard to the constitution of the Investigating Committee, and those rules shall include provision with regard to—
(a) its size and membership;
(b) its chair, including the deputising arrangements for its chair; and
(c) the quorum at its meetings.
Where rules under paragraph 30 provide for one or more panels of members of the Investigating Committee to perform functions of the Committee, the provision required by paragraph 30(c) includes provision with regard to the quorum at meetings of those panels.
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The Professional Conduct Committee
The General Council shall by rules make provision with regard to the constitution of the Professional Conduct Committee, and those rules shall include provision with regard to—
(a) its size and membership;
(b) its chair, including the deputising arrangements for its chair; and
(c) the quorum at its meetings.
Where rules under paragraph 34 provide for one or more panels of members of the Professional Conduct Committee to perform functions of the Committee, the provision required by paragraph 34(c) includes provision with regard to the quorum at meetings of those panels.
In exercising a function under section 8 or 22, the Professional Conduct Committee (or any panel by which the function is exercisable as mentioned in paragraph 34A) must have regard to the over-arching objective of the General Council under section 1(4A) (read with section 1(4B)).
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The General Council shall by rules make provision with regard to the constitution of the Health Committee, and those rules shall include provision with regard to—
(a) its size and membership;
(b) its chair, including the deputising arrangements for its chair; and
(c) the quorum at its meetings.
Where rules under paragraph 38 provide for one or more panels of members of the Health Committee to perform functions of the Committee, the provision required by paragraph 38(c) includes provision with regard to the quorum at meetings of those panels.
In exercising a function under section 23, the Health Committee (or any panel by which the function is exercisable as mentioned in paragraph 38A) must have regard to the over-arching objective of the General Council under section 1(4A) (read with section 1(4B)).
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