Employment Equality Act, 1998

Advisory committees.

48.—(1) The Authority may from time to time appoint such and so many advisory committees as it thinks fit to advise it on matters relating to its functions, for such period and subject to such terms of reference as it thinks appropriate.

(2) Where the Authority has appointed an advisory committee, it shall appoint one of the members of the committee as the presiding member and another as a vice presiding member who shall act in the absence of the presiding member.

(3) The presiding member of an advisory committee shall be paid out of moneys at the disposal of the Authority such fee for attendance at meetings of the committee as the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may sanction.

(4) Each member of an advisory committee shall be paid out of moneys at the disposal of the Authority such allowance for expenses incurred by the member as the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may sanction.