Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024
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Committees of Authority | ||
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128. (1) The Authority may establish such and so many committees as it thinks fit to— | ||
(a) assist and advise it in relation to the performance of any or all of its functions, or | ||
(b) perform such functions of the Authority as may be provided for under section 122 (8). | ||
(2) A committee of the Authority— | ||
(a) shall consist of such number of members as the Authority may determine, and | ||
(b) may, subject to section 126 , include persons who are not members of the Authority or its staff. | ||
(3) In appointing the members of a committee of the Authority, the Authority shall have regard to— | ||
(a) the range of qualifications and experience necessary for the proper and effective performance of the functions of the committee, and | ||
(b) the desirability of there being an equitable balance between men and women on the committee. | ||
(4) The chairperson of a committee of the Authority shall be appointed by the Authority from among the members of the committee. | ||
(5) A member of a committee of the Authority— | ||
(a) shall hold office upon such terms and conditions (including terms and conditions relating to remuneration and allowances for expenses) as may be determined by the Authority with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, and | ||
(b) be paid out of moneys at the disposal of the Authority. | ||
(6) A member of a committee of the Authority may be removed from office at any time by the Authority for stated reasons. | ||
(7) The Authority may determine the terms of reference and regulate the procedure of a committee of the Authority. | ||
(8) The acts of a committee of the Authority shall be subject to confirmation by the Authority unless the Authority otherwise determines. | ||
(9) A committee of the Authority shall provide the Authority with such information as the Authority may from time to time require, in respect of the committee’s activities and operations, for the purposes of the performance by the Authority of its functions. | ||
(10) The Authority may at any time dissolve a committee of the Authority. | ||
(11) A committee of the Authority may act notwithstanding one or more vacancies in its membership. |